Congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Lost in the Funhouse: Considerations for Changing the Structure of Literature Sequences
Reunión:
Congreso; 2002 FAAPI Conference: Curriculum Development: Managing the Change; 2002
Institución organizadora:
FAAPI
Resumen:
This
presentation argues the case that literature sequences should be
taught in reverse order, beginning with the most current literature and
working backwards through the various literary periods. Most
English programs contain a series of literature classes where the
sequencing follows the traditional pattern beginning with Old English
and working its way towards Contemporary Fiction or Postmodernism. There are two primary reasons for this suggested change in structure. First, contemporary literature is often easier for students due to their knowledge of the language and culture. Intertextual
allusions are often easier to understand and most students may already
know the slang or other types of language used in a modern literary
work. This is especially true with more
contemporary genres such as the mystery, science fiction, the western,
certain comic books or drawn novels, and other non-canonical works. A second reason lies in the nature of some metafictional works.