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Amanda Thein

 
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Amanda Thein
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5112 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-7194
EMAIL: athein@pitt.edu

Full Time Faculty - Assistant Professor

Amanda Haertling Thein is an assistant professor of English Education at the University of Pittsburgh. She teaches courses on the teaching of literature and media, and theory and practice in the teaching of multicultural literature. Before earning her Ph.D., Dr. Thein taught high school English in Littleton, Colorado. Her research focuses on sociocultural dimensions of student response to literature, particularly in terms of gender and social class. Dr. Thein is a recipient of the 2007 National Council of Teachers of English Promising Researcher Award.

School Affiliations

  • Department: Instruction and Learning
  • Program: English and Communications Education
  • Program: Language, Literacy, and Culture

Education

  • Ph.D., English Education, University of Minnesota, 2005
  • M.A., Curriculum & Instruction, University of Denver, 1999
  • B.A., English, University of Colorado, 1997
  • B.S., Journalism, University of Colorado, 1997

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

  • *Thein, A.H. (June 2009).Identifying the History and Logic of Negative, Ambivalent, and Positive Responses to Literature: A Case-Study Analysis of Cultural Models. Journal of Literacy Research 41(2).

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Recent Course Instruction

Fall 2009 (2101)

Summer 2009 (2097)

Spring 2009 (2094)

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Recent Presentations

  • Reading across texts and contexts: A case study of one high school student's shifting identity positionings in literacy discussions across three academic contexts.
    Thein, A.H., Guise, M., & Sloan, D.L. (February 2009). Reading across texts and contexts: A case study of one high school student's shifting identity positionings in literacy discussions across three academic contexts. Paper presented at the 2009 Midwinter Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research, Los Angeles, CA.
  • “What they actually mean by white trash: The significance of social class in literary response and instruction.
    Thein, A.H., Guise, M. & Sloan, D.L. (December 2008). “What they actually mean by white trash: The significance of social class in literary response and instruction. Paper presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.

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Current Professional Participation

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