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ERIC Number: EJ452670
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Feminist Theory in the Classroom: Choices, Questions, Voices.
Obbink, Laura Apol
English Journal, v81 n7 p38-43 Nov 1992
Argues that implementing feminist theory in the literature classroom must deal with issues of text, selection, and reading strategies. Discusses the relationship of the female reader to the literary canon (what is read) and pedagogical practice (how it is read). Presents Jean Rhys' novel "Wide Sargasso Sea" as a model of feminist text and strategy. (SR)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Feminism, Literature Appreciation, Reading Strategies, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Feminist Criticism; Literary Canon; Literature Instruction