| Pedagogic Criticism: Reconfiguring University English Studies 2017 Edition Contributor(s): Knights, Ben (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137278129 ISBN-13: 9781137278128 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $75.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Education - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.711 |
| LCCN: 2017930414 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.07 lbs) 265 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book argues that the history of English Studies is embedded in its classroom practice, and its practice in its history. Some of its foundational struggles are still being lived out today. English is characterized as a 'boundary' subject, active in dialogue across a number of imagined borders, especially those between academic and non-specialized readerships. While the subject discipline maintains strong pedagogic principles, many of its principles and values are obscure or even invisible to students and potential students. The book cross-fertilizes the study of English as a subject with the analysis of selected literary texts read as pedagogic parables. It concludes with a call for a return to the subject's pedagogic roots. |