Reading Group

Girls’ Literature Reading Group

Facilitated by Dr. Ashley N. Reese and Dr. Dawn Sardella-Ayres

The Hollins’ Girls’ Lit Reading Group focuses on Children’s Literature featuring girls/issues of girlhood in a variety of texts and engages with critical definitions of Girls’ Literature as a unique and distinct genre (see Sardella-Ayres and Reese).

Our virtual meetings occur every other month, on the third Saturday. The reading for each meeting is often pre-World War II, though we have also looked at novels from late. Discussion topics include girlhood, gender and ideology, nationhood, landscape and ecocriticism, and women in publishing.

While academically focused, this group is open to all, and we encourage participation from graduate students, faculty, librarians, and current and retired scholars.

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March 2026