Susan J Behrens
Biographic Data
| ID | 10319647 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan J Behrens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan J |
| FAMILY NAME | Behrens |
| SIGNATURE | BEHRENS S J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Naming to Survive in the Face of Powerlessness
Young Adult (YA) fiction presents readers with teen protagonists struggling to overcome real-world, adult-like troubles. These dark themes are on the rise as the genre has embraced plotlines related to issues of diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Such a trend has been both criticized and applauded in the media. This article examines the positive ways that the genre, through treatment of naming schemes, offers young readers models of self-a…
Essential Self of Natalie Waite in Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson
In light of a 2016 biography and 2020 feature film about writer Shirley Jackson, contemporary readers are rediscovering Jackson’s work. One novel of interest is Hangsaman (1951). This is a book in motion, with shifting realities and narratives that are mirrored in the author’s naming schemes. Moments of disorientation in Hangsaman originate in, and reflect, the inner life of protagonist Natalie Waite. There seem to be multiple Natalies who strugg…
The Name Therapist
A Note on The Bell Jar (1963)
Sylvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar, which first appeared in print fifty years ago, is a thinly veiled depiction of a particular time in the author’s life, the summer of 1953. The protagonist and stand-in for Plath, Esther Greenwood, comes of age on the cusp of societal changes in the role of women in the US. Naming plays a central role in the development of Esther, a more pivotal one than has previously been recognized. Throughout the novel, Esthe…
Learning How to Mean
Review Article| May 01 2013 Learning How to Mean Teaching and Researching: Language and Culture, 2nd edition. By Hall, Joan Kelly. Applied Linguistics in Action Series Edited by Christopher N. Candlin and David R. Hall. Harlow, U.K.: Longman, 2012. Pp. xi + 264. ISBN 978-1-4082-0506-8; $46.67 (pbk) Susan J. Behrens Susan J. Behrens Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2013) 88 (2): 247–253. https://doi.org/1…
Spelling and Society
Acoustic characteristics of English voiceless fricatives
Acoustic characteristics of English voiceless fricatives
Spelling and Society
A Note on The Bell Jar (1963)
Sylvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar, which first appeared in print fifty years ago, is a thinly veiled depiction of a particular time in the author’s life, the summer of 1953. The protagonist and stand-in for Plath, Esther Greenwood, comes of age on the cusp of societal changes in the role of women in the US. Naming plays a central role in the development of Esther, a more pivotal one than has previously been recognized. Throughout the novel, Esthe…
Learning How to Mean
Review Article| May 01 2013 Learning How to Mean Teaching and Researching: Language and Culture, 2nd edition. By Hall, Joan Kelly. Applied Linguistics in Action Series Edited by Christopher N. Candlin and David R. Hall. Harlow, U.K.: Longman, 2012. Pp. xi + 264. ISBN 978-1-4082-0506-8; $46.67 (pbk) Susan J. Behrens Susan J. Behrens Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2013) 88 (2): 247–253. https://doi.org/1…
The Name Therapist
Essential Self of Natalie Waite in Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson
In light of a 2016 biography and 2020 feature film about writer Shirley Jackson, contemporary readers are rediscovering Jackson’s work. One novel of interest is Hangsaman (1951). This is a book in motion, with shifting realities and narratives that are mirrored in the author’s naming schemes. Moments of disorientation in Hangsaman originate in, and reflect, the inner life of protagonist Natalie Waite. There seem to be multiple Natalies who strugg…
Naming to Survive in the Face of Powerlessness
Young Adult (YA) fiction presents readers with teen protagonists struggling to overcome real-world, adult-like troubles. These dark themes are on the rise as the genre has embraced plotlines related to issues of diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Such a trend has been both criticized and applauded in the media. This article examines the positive ways that the genre, through treatment of naming schemes, offers young readers models of self-a…
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