Carol Atherton
Carol Atherton is an 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Carol Atherton | Academic". St Edmund Hall. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- 1 2 3 "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