RE: Service-Learning and fiction/literature

I have had good response from students using selections from the following
list. 

Narratives Related to Service/Philanthropy
Fiction/Poetry

Boles, P. D.  (1961).  The night watch.  In A million guitars and other
stories.  Boston:  Little, Brown, & Co.

Bontemps, A.  (1975).  A woman with a mission.  In The old South:  "A summer
tragedy" and other stories of the thirties.  New York:  Dodd, Mead & Co.

Brooks, G.  (1963).  The lovers of the poor.  In Selected poems.  New York:
Perennial Library.

Ellison, R.  (1947).  Invisible man.  New York:  Random House. [If you're
interested, I published an article about this work and philanthropy, which
you can find at:
Gibboney, R. K.  (1997).  Philanthropy in Invisible Man. Multi-Ethnic
Literature of the United States (MELUS), 22(3), 183-194.]

Hawthorne, N.  (1851).  The snow image:  A childish miracle.  In The house
of the seven gables and the snow image and other twice-told tales.  Boston:
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.

Henry, O.  (1907).  The gift of the magi.  In The best short stories of O.
Henry.  New York: The Modern Library/Random House.

Henry, O.  (1907).  The last leaf.  In The best short stories of O. Henry.
New York: The Modern Library/Random House.

        Shaw, B.  (1907, reprinted 1960).  Major Barbara.  New York:
Penguin Books.

Vonnegut, K.  (1970).  God bless you, Mr. Rosewater.  New York:  Dell.

Yezierska, A.  (1980).  My own people.  In L. L. Henriksen (Ed.), Hungry
hearts and other stories. New York: Persea Books. (Hungry hearts was
originally published in 1920 by Houghton Mifflin Co.)

In addition, the Payton Philanthropic Library at IUPUI has: 

Author: Harmon, Joseph C. 
Title: Philanthropy in short fiction [computer file] : an annotated
bibliography and subject index /           URL:
http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/libref/harmon.html 
Operating require.: 
                System requirements: World Wide Web (WWW) browser software. 
                Mode of access: Internet. 
Subject headings: 
                Charities--Fiction--Bibliography--Databases 
                Charity in literature--Bibliography--Databases. 
                Fund raising--Fiction--Bibliography--Databases 
                Philanthropists--Fiction--Bibliography--Databases 
Location/Call Numbers: HV40 .H272 1995  Electronic Publications 

You also might want to look at: 

        Colby, A., & Damon, W.  (1992).  Some do care:  Contemporary lives
of moral commitment. New York:  Free Press/Macmillan.

Hope these help.

Robyn Gibboney, PhD
Director of Development
Indiana University School of Nursing
1111 Middle Dr., NU 101
Indianapolis, IN  46202-5107
317-274-4293
317-278-7908 (fax)
rgibbone@iupui.edu

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ada Volkmer [SMTP:avolkmer@unca.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 12:42 PM
> To:   service-learning@csf.colorado.edu
> Subject:      Service-Learning and fiction/literature
> 
> We are trying to develop a course here at UNCA called "The Call to
> Service". I 
> am trying to find interesting literature to stimulate discussion about 
> community service and the issues raised by volunteer work. So far I was 
> thinking about using texts written by Robert Coles, Mother Teresa, Dorothy
> 
> Day, and the Bhagavad-Gita. I would like to stay away from the technical
> and 
> use more of the narrative. I would appreciate any references,
> recommendations, 
> or ideas.
> 
> Thank you all.
> Ada
> 
> Ada Volkmer
> Outreach Coordinator
> Key Center for Service-Learning
> The University of North Carolina at Asheville
> (828)255-7175
>