Pedagogic Criticism: Reconfiguring University English Studies
Ben Knights
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Hardback. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137278128
SKU
V9781137278128
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99-15
About Ben Knights
Ben Knights is Emeritus Professor of English and Cultural Studies at Teesside University, UK, and a former director of the UK HE English Subject Centre. His research concerns the history and day-to-day practice of English and related subjects. His most recent book was Masculinities in Text and Teaching (edited) (Palgrave).
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