Department of English | College of Arts and Science | Illinois State University

Dr. Roberta Seelinger Trites
Distinguished Professor of English, Emerita

Department of English
Campus Box 4240
Illinois State University
Normal IL 61790-4240

OFFICE: 207 Stevenson Hall
E-MAIL:
seeling@ilstu.edu

Professor Trites retired on June 1, 2022. She is now best reached by email: seeling@ilstu.edu.


Professional Information

VITA

Click here for information on Twenty-First Century Feminisms in Children�s and Adolescent Literature

Click here for information on Literary Conceptualizations of Growth in Adolescent Literature

Click here for information on A Narrative Compass: Stories That Guide Women's Lives

Click here for information on Twain, Alcott and the Birth of the Adolescent Reform Novel

Click here for information on Waking Sleeping Beauty.

Click here for information on Disturbing the Universe.

Click here for information on the children's literature program at Illinois State University

 


R. Trites' Classes

ENG 471 (Spring 2017) Theories in Childrens Literature

Previous Semesters:

ENG 272 (Fall 2016) Literature for the Middle Grades

ENG 375 (Spring 2016) Young Adult Literature

ENG 272 (Fall 2015) Literature for the Middle Grades

ENG 375 (Spring 2015) Young Adult Literature

ENG 272 (Fall 2014) Literature for the Middle Grades

ENG 470 (Fall 2014) Twenty-first Century Feminisms in Children’s Literature

ENG 375 (Spring 2014) Young Adult Literature

ENG 272 (Fall 2013) Literature for Middle Grades

ENG 272 (Spring 2013) Literature for Middle Grades

ENG 375 (Spring 2013) Young Adult Literature

ENG 272 (Fall 2012) Literature for Middle Grades

ENG 375 (Spring 2012) Young Adult Literature

ENG 470 (Spring 2012) Studies in Children's Literature: Cognitive Narratology

ENG 272 (Spring 2011) Literature for Middle Grades

ENG 375 (Spring 2011) Young Adult Literature

ENG 272 (Fall 2010) Literature for Middle Grades

ENG 375 (Fall 2010) Young Adult Literature

ENG 375 (Summer 2010) Young Adult Literature

ENG 375 (Spring 2010) Young Adult Literature

ENG 470 (Spring 2010) Studies in Children's Literature

ENG 272 (Fall 2009) Literature for Middle Grades

ENG 401 (Fall 2009) Introduction to Graduate Studies

ENG 375 Studies in Literature for Adolescents, Summer 2009

ENG 471 (Spring 2009) Theories in Childrens Literature

ENG 401 (Fall 2008) Introduction to Graduate Studies

ENG 375 Studies in Literature for Adolescents, Summer 2008

ENG 401 (Fall 2007) Introduction to Graduate Studies

ENG 375 Studies in Literature for Adolescents, Summer 2007

ENG 471 (Spring 2007), Critical Theories in Children's Literature

ENG 401 (Fall 2006), Introduction to Graduate Studies

ENG 375 Studies in Literature for Adolescents, Summer 2006

ENG 375 Studies in Literature for Adolescents, Summer 2004

IDS 100 Foundations of Inquiry, Fall 2002

English 375 Studies in Literature for Adolescents, Fall 2001

English 272 Literature for the Preadolescent, Spring 1998

English 470 Studies in Children's Literature: The Wonderful World of Disney?, Spring 1998

English 271 Literature for the Young Child, Fall 1997

English 375 Studies in Literature for Adolescents, Fall 1997

English 471 Critical Theories of Children's Literature, Spring 1997


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Pictures for 2003

Pictures for 2005

Family portrait 2009

Pictures for 2011

Pictures from China 2012