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Jacob Eckrich

The "Canon" of English Literature - 2 views

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Literature Canon History

shared by Jacob Eckrich on 19 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Canonization also distorts literature and introduces predictable biases in interpretation
  • Jacob Eckrich on 19 Nov 10
     
    This article deals with the issue of Literature canons, and how they are formed. Its kind of scary to see how the simple process of deciding what "literature" is in or out can distort one's perception of literature, as well as history.
anonymous

What and How English Teachers Teach - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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Canon EnglishEd

shared by anonymous on 21 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • While the most of the popular titles are classics (Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Gatsby, Huck), the frequency of any one title is low.  The highest scorer appeared in only 22.38 percent of the courses.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 21 Oct 10
       
      Amazing that these texts are taught in very few courses.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 21 Oct 10
       
      Yeah, that is amazing.
  • anonymous on 21 Oct 10
     
    This article discusses texts taught in English classrooms.
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