Sitting Still and Reading: Rethinking the Role of Literary Fiction in Civics Education

Autor/in	Schultz, Annie
Titel	Sitting Still and Reading: Rethinking the Role of Literary Fiction in Civics Education
Quelle	In: Educational Theory, 70 (2020) 2, S.187-198 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-2004
DOI	10.1111/edth.12415
Schlagwörter	Fiction; Role; Citizenship Education; Civics; Novels; Authors; Political Science; Teaching Methods; Literary Devices; Moral Values; Power Structure; Imagination + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fiktion; Rollen; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Staatsbürgerkunde; Novel; Roman; Author; Autor; Autorin; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Literaturarbeit; Moral value; Ethischer Wert
Abstract	In this article Annie Schultz argues that engaging with narratives of resistance and empowerment in literary fiction makes for an important addition to the practice of political education. She is interested, in particular, in what can be gained from the thoughtful contemplation modeled by the inner monologues of literary narrators. Many writers of fiction have turned the inner lives of oppressed characters outward in order for readers to glimpse depictions of moral injustices that mirror those of the real world. Using Ralph Ellison's novel "Invisible Man" as an example of a literary representation of an existential journey to political consciousness, Schultz explores the imaginative implementation of literature in politically engaged pedagogy that, she argues, results in the development of conscious, articulate citizens. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01