Schoolhouse gothic : haunted hallways and predatory pedagogues in late twentieth-century American literature and scholarship /

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The "Schoolhouse Gothic," undertaken by insiders and outsiders to the academy alike and embodied both in literature and in academic discourse, draws on Gothic metaphors and themes in representing and interrogating contemporary American schools and educators. Curses from the past take the f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Truffin, Sherry R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars, 2008.
Temas:
1900-1999
Education in literature.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American > History and criticism.
Éducation dans la littérature.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
C 1900 -.
Cultural studies.
Moral & social purpose of education.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
Education in literature
Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The "Schoolhouse Gothic," undertaken by insiders and outsiders to the academy alike and embodied both in literature and in academic discourse, draws on Gothic metaphors and themes in representing and interrogating contemporary American schools and educators. Curses from the past take the form of persistent power inequities (of race, gender, class, and age) and, rather ironically, the very Enlightenment that was to save the moderns from rigid, ancient, mystified hierarchies. In Schoolhouse Got ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 182 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443806633
1443806633
9786612190490
6612190493
Acceso:Legal Deposit;

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