Kevin Shortsleeve

Kevin Kelley Shortsleeve

Associate Professor

McMurran Hall 221
(757) 594-7284
kevin.shortsleeve@cnu.edu

Education

Ph D in English Literature, Oxford University (England)
MA in English, University of Florida
BFA in Film, Emerson College

Teaching

Children's Literature, The History of Children's Literature, Literary Nonsense, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Writing for Children, Picture Books, Children's Poetry & Film.

Research

Literary Nonsense, Walt Disney, Dr. Seuss, Edward Gorey & Popular Culture.

Biography

Barnstable High School: Cape Cod. BFA, Emerson College, MA, University of Florida and D.Phil, Oxford. Author of several children's books and academic publications.

Selected Accomplishments

Research Report
(2021). Edward Gorey Research Bibliography. Gale Literary Criticism Series. Volume, 246. Issue, 2021. Pages, 1 - 80.
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
(2021). Nonsense (expanded 'World' edition). New York University Press. Pages, 133-136.
Magazine/Trade Publication
(2020). Endless Summers at Craigville Beach. Cape Cod Life Magazine. Volume, June/July 2020. Issue, June/July 2020. Pages, 8.
(2018). “Curiouser and Curiouser! The Role of Curiosity in Children’s Literature”. Oklahoma Humanities Magazine. Volume, Fall 2018. Pages, 28-29.
(2018). “John, William and Alice in Wonderland: The Children’s Literature that Inspired John Lennon”. Oklahoma Humanities Magazine. Volume, Fall 2018. Pages, 26-27.
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
(2018). “Edward Gorey, Nonsense, Surrealism and Silent Matter”. Princteon University Press. Pages, 100-131.
Journal Article, Academic Journal
(2015). Nonsense, Magic, Religion and Superstition. Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature. Volume, 3. Issue, 2015. Pages, 28-36.
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
(2011). The Cat in the Hippie: Dr. Seuss, Nonsense, the Carnivalesque and the Sixties Rebel. Oxford University Press. Pages, 20.
Journal Article, Academic Journal
(2004). The Wonderful World of the Depression: Disney, Despotism and the 1930s. The Lion and the Unicorn, Johns Hopkins University Press. Volume, 28. Issue, January 2004. Pages, 1-30.
Journal Article, Academic Journal
(2002). Edward Gorey, Children’s Literature and Nonsense Verse. The Children's Literature Association Quarterly, Johns Hopkins University Press. Volume, 27. Issue, 1. Pages, 27-39.