Re-Fusing the Edifice: Postmodernism and the Reconstruction of English Studies

Outlines the historical development of modernism and its impact on literary studies in today's classrooms. Advocates abandoning modernist teaching modes. Describes an alternative postmodernist epistemology and how it might inform literary studies, particularly in fostering an ethics of reading...

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Published inJournal of advanced composition Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 389
Main Author Grant, Gordon A., III
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.1994
Subjects
College English
Composition Theory
Educational Trends
Epistemology
Higher Education
Historical Background
Literary Theory
Modernism
Politics of Education
Postmodernism
Teaching Methods
Theory Practice Relationship
Writing (Composition)
Writing Instruction
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Summary:Outlines the historical development of modernism and its impact on literary studies in today's classrooms. Advocates abandoning modernist teaching modes. Describes an alternative postmodernist epistemology and how it might inform literary studies, particularly in fostering an ethics of reading and writing. (HB)
ISSN:0731-6755