| Canons and Contexts Contributor(s): Lauter, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195068327 ISBN-13: 9780195068320 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1991 Annotation: This collection of essays places issues central to literary study, particularly the question of the canon, in the context of institutional practices in American colleges and universities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts - Education | Higher |
| Dewey: 810.9 |
| LCCN: 90-42019 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.16" W x 9.28" (1.02 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays places issues central to literary study, particularly the question of the canon, in the context of institutional practices in American colleges and universities. Lauter addresses such crucial concerns as what students should read and study, how standards of quality are defined and changed, the limits of theoretical discourse, and the ways race, gender, and class shape not only teaching, curricula, and research priorities, but collegiate personnel actions as well. The book examines critically the variety of recent proposals for reforming higher education, and it calls into question many practices, like employing large numbers of part-timers, now popular with college managers. Offering concrete examples of a comparative method for teaching literary texts, and specific instances about integrating curricula, Canons and Contexts proposes realistic ideas for creating varied, spirited, and democratic classrooms and colleges. |