The Textbook Canon: Genre, Gender, and Race in US Literature Anthologies.

Pace, Barbara G.

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ERIC Number: EJ449797

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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The Textbook Canon: Genre, Gender, and Race in US Literature Anthologies.

Pace, Barbara G.

English Journal, v81 n5 p33-38 Sep 1992

Analyzes literature curricula and the canon represented in literature anthologies. Discusses the embedded power structure, the role of genre, women fiction writers, the role of "people of color" in the textbook canon, and the absence of dissenting voices. Concludes that the textbook canon does not affirm differences of opinion and of lifestyle. (PRA)

Descriptors: Anthologies, Curriculum Research, English Curriculum, Literature, Multicultural Education, Multicultural Textbooks, Reading Materials, Secondary Education, Textbook Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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