The Legacy of Ian Hunter's Work on Literature Education and the History of Reading Practices: Some Preliminary Remarks |
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Authors: | Annette Patterson |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australiaannette.patterson@qut.edu.au |
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Abstract: | SummaryIan Hunter's early work on the history of literature education and the emergence of English as school subject issued a bold challenge to traditional accounts that have in the main focused on English either as knowledge of a particular field or as ideology. The alternative proposal put forward by Hunter and supported by detailed historical analysis is that English exists as a series of historically contingent techniques and practices for shaping the self-managing capacities of children. The challenge for the field is to advance this historical work and to examine possible implications for English teaching. |
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Keywords: | Literature teaching English education history of reading |
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