Less false stories: teaching comparative early American literatures

• Published in: Early American literature Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 86 - 96
• Main Author: Cowell, Pattie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press 22.12.1998; The University of North Carolina Press
• Subjects: American literature; Comparative literature; Cultural instruction; Literary criticism; Literature, Comparative; Rich, Adrienne (1929-2012); Space; Study and teaching; Teaching

Cultural identity influences literary understanding. The questions students and teachers ask of a text are those they ask of themselves, and open discussion by creating a common ground for conversation and disagreement. Classes that contrast cultural identities produce questions about the nature of...