Outlines the contents of a college level literature survey course that emphasizes world literature relative to Canadian multiculturalism. (AEA)

Stresses the importance of teaching the Greek classics so that they both "speak directly to the student" about matters of importance to modern life and provide an initiation into the ancient ways of life out of which they were written. (Editor)

Describes a middle school program on world cultures taught jointly by English and social studies teachers. (DD)

Describes how to incorporate literature by women from many parts of the globe into the English curriculum. (MM)

Explains how a teacher's trip to Africa reinforced his commitment to a multicultural literature program. Recommends several books that might be incorporated into thematically-driven multicultural units such as "traditional tales,""rites of passage/search for identity,""cultures colliding," and "colonialism and…

Examines contemporary children's books published internationally as a backdrop against which to view the international books available to U.S. children. Representative situations from developed and developing nations demonstrate the constraints involved in publishing children's books. The examples help explain why international fare offered to…

Describes an instructor's effort to make his world literature course multicultural through the integration of ancient Chinese fiction. Argues that instructors need not be experts in a culture before they are qualified to teach literature from it. Shows how free writing can help students and teachers connect with literature from different cultures.…

This paper discusses inclusion of global literature in social studies curricula, especially in teaching about women of the world. It analyses the attraction of, and difficulties with, a popular work of young adult fiction, "Shabanu," often taught in US middle-school social studies and humanities classrooms. It uses the framework of post-colonial,…

An innovative and practical resource for teachers looking to move beyond English and American works, this book explores 175 highly teachable short stories from nearly 50 countries, highlighting the work of recognized authors from practically every continent, authors such as Chinua Achebe, Anita Desai, Nadine Gordimer, Milan Kundera, Isak Dinesen,…

Growing out of a series of lectures given at universities in the United States, Canada, and England, this book reopens the dialogue between literature and the life of its time. It draws dramatic connections between the imperial endeavor and the culture that both reflected and reinforced it, describing a general pattern of relationships between the…

Believed to have been written about the 4th century B.C., the "Ramayana" is one of the oldest epic poems in world literature. This exercise, which takes seven or eight days to complete, is intended to acquaint Westerners with the "Ramayana" in an informal format that may spark a desire to read further in the epic and to become…

This research work investigates the problem of "Leadership, and the Ethical Dimension: A Comparative Curricula Approach." The research problem is investigated from the academic areas of (1) philosophy; (2) comparative curricula; (3) subject matter areas of English literature and intellectual history; (4) religion; and (5) psychology. Different…

As part of the Center for the Book's Viewpoint Series, this booklet considers the impact of books on history and civilization and their influence on personal life as well. Beginning with a preface by John Y. Cole, Executive Director of the Center for the Book, the booklet discusses writer Robert B. Down's favorite childhood books and his interest…