Teaching Literature against the Empire

Critically examines the pedagogical writings of a new generation of radical Left education critics (K. McCormick, G. Spivak, Henry Giroux), to show that they are guilty of undermining the kind of literacy that needs to be taught in undergraduate writing-cum-literature courses. Ways that deconstructi...

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Published in:Asian Journal of Social Science 1994, Vol.22 (1), p.230-247
Main Author: Kramer-Dahl, Annaliese
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American literature
College instruction
Critical Theory
Curricula
Deconstructionism
Deconstructive Practices
Educational Ideologies
Left Wing Politics
Literacy
Literary Criticism
Pedagogy
Radicalism
Reading instruction
Textual criticism
Writing instruction
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Summary:Critically examines the pedagogical writings of a new generation of radical Left education critics (K. McCormick, G. Spivak, Henry Giroux), to show that they are guilty of undermining the kind of literacy that needs to be taught in undergraduate writing-cum-literature courses. Ways that deconstruction can prove useful in courses devoted to the critical study of literature are discussed, arguing that the deconstructionist mode may not be as liberating as it appears. What is needed is a multicultural perspective whereby individual writers, commentators, & spokespeople become the representatives of specific cultural groups in a "pedagogy of normative pluralism.". 68 References. W. Howard
ISSN:1568-4849
0303-8246
1568-5314
1568-4849
DOI:10.1163/030382494X00197