Ca(n)non Fodder No More: Disrupting Common Arguments That Support a Canonical Empire

Autor/inn/en	Toliver, S. R.; Hadley, Heidi Lyn
Titel	Ca(n)non Fodder No More: Disrupting Common Arguments That Support a Canonical Empire
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 17 (2021), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-9035
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; English Teachers; Language Arts; Literature; Reading Material Selection; Figurative Language; Foreign Policy; Classroom Communication; Teaching Methods; Social Differences; State Universities; Teacher Education Programs; Teacher Educators; English Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Sprachkultur; Literatur; Außenpolitik; Klassengespräch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sozialer Unterschied; Staatliche Universität; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; English langauage lessons
Abstract	This paper uses an assignment given to the authors' preservice teachers to address and push back against common arguments used to uphold canonical text selection in secondary ELA classrooms. Using the metaphor of canon defense as empire building first made by Toni Morrison in the canon debates of the 1980s, the authors examine the weaknesses in arguments made that posit that canonical texts are necessary reading for secondary ELA classrooms because they are the highest quality available texts, have the allusions necessary for entrance into scholarly and literary spaces, and address the most important themes for classroom exploration. The authors argue that canon disruption in ELA classrooms can help to dismantle various institutional and systemic inequalities the canon reflects and supports. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. 315 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-7866; Fax: 706-542-3817; e-mail: jolle@uga.edu; Web site: http://jolle.coe.uga.edu
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Update	2024/1/01