Department of English
Kathryn Lee Seidel

Kathryn Lee Seidel

  • Professor

seidel@mail.ucf.edu
Office Hours: TR 10-12
Campus Location: CLB 411B

Dr. Seidel received an M. A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Maryland. She received theThe B. A. (cum laude) in English from Manhattanville College. Prior to coming to UCF, she taught at NC State University and the University of Maryland. She has also worked as a journalist and technical writer.

Education

Research Interests

Dr. Seidel publishes in the area of women writers and literature of the American South.

Recent Research Activities

Dr. Seidel currently researches Florida writers, nature writing in the South, and popular culture's images of Americans.

Awards

Fulbright Senior Lectureship in Japan, 2007.

Fulbright Senior Lectureship in Finland, 1984.

Activities

Dr. Seidel recently returned from a

Spring 2010 Courses

Course Number Course Title Mode Date and Time
21360 AML4261 LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH WWW -
AML 4261 Literature of the South

This course is a survey of literature written about the American South from the beginnings to the present. We look at themes such as the place of nature in the South, the mythology of the South as Eden, the ideas of the southern hero, the role of social class, race, and gender, and contemporary globalism. We read a variety of short stories and novels from the major writers such as Jefferson, Poe, Chopin, Glasgow, Faulkner, Hurston, Williams, among many. The main text is The Norton Anthology of Southern Literature.
21767 AML4265 FLORIDA WRITERS Rdce Time M,W 2:30PM - 3:20PM
AML 4265 Florida Writers

This class is a survey of fiction and nonfiction by Florida writers from the 1500’s to the present. We look at the major themes, genres, and writers of literature about Florida. Themes include concepts of Florida as a paradise, a paradise lost, a place to be colonized, a home, and a place for diverse populations. We investigate the ways in which Florida is American, including the relationship with nature and the influence of race, ethnicity, and gender in the literature. We define the aspects of the “Florida hero.” Readings include an anthology, The Florida Reader (O’Sullivan and Lane) which contains texts by early Spanish writers, British travelers, and several American authors. We also read novels and shorts stories from authors such as Hemingway, Rawlings, Hurston, Wolfe, Hiaasen, and Godwin.