Carol Atherton is a British English teacher who has written "on the teaching of English Literature, curricular reform and the nature of disciplinary knowledge". [1]
Life and work
Atherton is from Merseyside. She graduated with a degree in English from St Edmund Hall, Oxford, gained a PGCE at Manchester Metropolitan University, and a PhD at the University of Nottingham in 2003. [1] [2]
Atherton has taught English since 1996 and is currently Head of English at Spalding Grammar School in Lincolnshire. [2] [1] She was made a Fellow of the English Association in 2009. [1] [2] She has written "on the teaching of English Literature, curricular reform and the nature of disciplinary knowledge". [1]
Personal life
She is an adoptive parent. [1]
Publications
- Defining Literary Criticism: Scholarship, Authority and the Possession of Literary Knowledge, 1880–2002. Macmillan, 2005. ISBN 978-1403946799. [1]
- Teaching English Literature 16–19: an Essential Guide. Routledge, 2013. With Andrew Green and Gary Snapper. ISBN 978-0415528238. [1]
- Reading Lessons: the books we read at school, the conversations they spark and why they matter. Fig Tree, 2024. ISBN 978-0241629482. [3] [4] [5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Carol Atherton | Academic". St Edmund Hall. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ a b c "Fig Tree pre-empts 'love letter' to school reading". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Hughes, Kathryn (2024-04-17). "Reading Lessons by Carol Atherton review – breathing new life into old texts". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Redmond, Moira (2024-03-28). "After reading this book, you will never underestimate a teacher again". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "24 of the best non-fiction books to read in 2024". The Independent. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
External links
- Carol Atherton on X
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