Jill May

Professor
Literacy and Language
Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Research

Culturally diverse children's literature; Howard Pyle School of Art; women artists (1870-1920).

Education

M.S.L.S.	University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1966 Library Science with an emphasis in children's literature
B.A.	Wisconsin State University, 1965, English

Selected Publications

Monographs and Edited Books:

• Henderson*, Darwin L. and Jill P. May*, ed. (2006) Exploring Culturally Diverse Literature for Children and Adolescents: Learning to Listen in New Ways.  Allyn & Bacon.
  
  
• May, Jill P. (1995) Children's Literature and Critical Theory: Reading and Writing for Understanding. Oxford University Press.
  Book Chapters
  
  Book Chapters  
• May, Jill P.  James Barrie's Pirates: Peter Pan's Place in Pirate History and Lore. (2006) James Barrie's Peter Pan In and Out of Time. Ed. Donna R. White and C. Anita Tarr.  69-78. 
  
  
• May, J. P.  (2005). Feminism and Children's Literature: Fitting Little Women into the American Literary Canon. Feminism in Literature, Vol. 1. Gale Publishing.

Refereed Journal Articles

• Sernak, K. S.*, & May, J. P.  (2003). Conversation and Voice: Feminist Mentoring for Social and Political Change.  Advancing Women in Leadership: The First Professional On Line Journal for Women.  http://www.advancingwomen.com/awl/spring2003/sernak~1.html (18 pages).
  
  
• May, J. P.  (1998). A Tale of Two Cities:  Criticism and Children's Literature.  Journal of Children's Literature, 24 (2), 8-21
  
  
• May, Jill P.  (1997)  Theory and Textual Interpretation: Children's Literature and Literary Criticism.  The Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, 81-96.
  
  
• Bigham, S., *Henderson, D., Martin, J., *May, J.  (1994).  It's All the Same But It's Really Different.  The Journal of Children's Literature, 20 (1), 28 39.

Courses Taught

EDCI 311	Media for Children
EDCI 611	Advanced Children's Literature
EDCI 504	Children's Literature
EDCI 503	Children's Book Artists

Professional Experience

1991-present	Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
1982-1991	Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
1980-1982	Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
1975-1980	Assistant Professor (half-time), Curriculum & Instruction, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
1970-1975	Visiting Assistant Professor (half-time), Curriculum & Instruction, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN