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Miller, Henry; Boehm, Shelby; Colantonio-Yurko, Kathleen; Adams, Brittany; Mertens, Gillian – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2023
Acts of sexual violence and rape, as well as the ensuing treatment of survivors and those who perpetuate the crimes, are pervasive in canonical texts that populate mandated reading lists in secondary English classrooms. Given the outsized role the literary canon places in English curriculum, we believe English teachers must develop practices that…
Descriptors: Rape, Sexual Abuse, English Curriculum, English Instruction
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Hodgson, John; Harris, Ann – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2022
The British government's current educational policy for England draws on E.D. Hirsch's writings on 'cultural literacy'. This paper aims to uncover the roots of Hirsch's influential views through a genealogical critique. Hirsch admired the Scottish Enlightenment educator Hugh Blair as a model architect of a hegemonic culture to unite disparate…
Descriptors: Criticism, Educational Policy, Cultural Literacy, Books