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ERIC Number: EJ1227263
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2474-2546
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English Literature and Composition Studies in Bangladesh: Conflict, Coexistence, and Globalization
Shamsuzzaman, Mohammad
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education, v2 n1 p35-45 2017
English literature and Composition studies never mesh given their origins and foci. English literature is essentially British in most places outside of the United States. Composition is essentially North American. Literature explores written texts while Composition creates new texts. Composition studies has been a relatively new intellectual formation compared to the long history of English literature, which has been the parent discipline of English studies all over the world, including in Bangladesh. However, while Composition studies is acknowledged as a legitimate sub-field of English studies around the globe, it is not integral to English studies in Bangladesh until recently. English literature continues to define and dominate English studies in Bangladesh. In the context of Bangladesh, Composition is the ultimate Other. At the same time, English studies independent of composition is ineffective, incomplete. This article explores the ontological conflict between English literature and Composition studies in the context of Bangladesh. It, then, establishes the connection between English literature and Composition studies. Finally, it discusses the ramifications of globalization affecting English literature and Composition studies in the landscape of English studies in Bangladesh.
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education. 6 Delgreen Court, Nottingham, MD 21236. Web site: https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jimphe
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Bangladesh
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