Notes on the Contributors -- A Chronology of Significant Works -- Introduction / A.Cox -- 1. Short Shorts: Exploring Relevance and Filling in Narratives / P.Trimarco -- 2. Questioning Short Stories / M.Greaney -- 3. Raymond Carver and the Power of Style / M.Scofield -- 4. Women Writers / L.Peach -- 5. The Postcolonial Experience: The Southeast Asian Short Story in English / D.Baldwin -- 6. The Science Fiction Short Story / A.Sawyer -- 7. Story and Film / P.Wright -- 8. Why Teaching the Short Story Today is a Thankless Task / C.E.May -- 9. Postgraduate Research; A.Cox -- Appendix: Film Adaptations -- Further Reading -- Index
Summary
"The short story is moving from relative neglect to a central position in the curriculum; as a teaching tool, it offers students a route into many complex areas, including critical theory, gender studies, postcolonialism and genre. This book offers a practical guide to the short story in the classroom, covering all these fields and more"--