Bridge over Xenophobia: Using Literary Choices to Encourage Tolerance

Autor/in	Wall, K. Blaine
Titel	Bridge over Xenophobia: Using Literary Choices to Encourage Tolerance
Quelle	In: CEA Forum, 49 (2021) 1, S.95-117 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-8034
Schlagwörter	Stranger Reactions; College Faculty; Literature Appreciation; United States Literature; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Pluralism; Cultural Literacy; Reading Assignments; State Colleges; Reading Lists; Reading Material Selection; Ideology; Curriculum Design; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fremdenprüfung; Fakultät; Literarische Wertung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kulturpluralismus; Ideologie; Lehrplangestaltung
Abstract	Given the political and social fragmentation and incivility that currently exists in America, this paper examines existing scholarship on diversifying the American literary canon in order to increase cultural literacy and to encourage reflective and critical conversations about modern-day issues of social justice. A brief overview of pedagogical theory concerning literary canons is discussed with an emphasis on post-colonial theory. Additionally, literature faculty at Pensacola State College were interviewed regarding the diversity of their assigned American literature readings, and findings are reported. The results will be used to guide a second, student-centered component of the study. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	College English Association. Web site: http://www.cea-web.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01