Event Title
Firing the Canon: Reimagining Teaching American Literature
Location
RC 181
Start Date
8-4-2022 9:00 AM
End Date
8-4-2022 10:00 AM
Description
This panel explores approaches for reimagining the canon through content, curriculum and practice. Each member shares examples, including expanding beyond U.S. geography, using student curation, interrogating American myth-making, disrupting chronology and incorporating thematic approaches. Attendees may choose to contribute strategies from their classrooms and brainstorm innovative ideas.
Firing the Canon: Reimagining Teaching American Literature
RC 181
This panel explores approaches for reimagining the canon through content, curriculum and practice. Each member shares examples, including expanding beyond U.S. geography, using student curation, interrogating American myth-making, disrupting chronology and incorporating thematic approaches. Attendees may choose to contribute strategies from their classrooms and brainstorm innovative ideas.