Teaching Ethics through Literature: The Significance of Ethical Criticism in a Global Age

Teaching Ethics through Literature provides an approach to integrating ethics in the teaching of literature, integrating theory and practice with insights into how teachers can engage students in ethical concerns and apply practices of Ethical Criticism using rich on-the-ground case studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 02 July 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Teaching Ethics through Literature offers a comprehensive exploration of a groundbreaking shift in the domains of English education, literature, language arts, and literacy by delving into their intricate connections with ethics. This pioneering book pioneers an innovative approach to integrating ethics into the teaching of literature, becoming increasingly relevant and essential in our interconnected global society. A distinguishing feature of this text is its seamless blend of theory and practice. It begins with a historical survey of the emergence of the ethical turn in literature education, grounded in the ideas of influential ethical philosophers and literature scholars. Moreover, it offers valuable insights into how teachers can engage students in ethical concerns and employ practices of ethical criticism through rich on-the-ground case studies of high school literature teachers in Australia, Singapore, and the United States.

Teaching Ethics through Literature provides a comprehensive exploration of a groundbreaking shift in the domains of English education, literature, language arts, and literacy by delving into their intricate connections with ethics. This pioneering book pioneers an innovative approach to integrating ethics into the teaching of literature, becoming increasingly relevant and essential in our interconnected global society. A distinguishing feature of this text is its seamless blend of theory and practice. It begins with a historical survey of the emergence of the ethical turn in literature education, grounded in the ideas of influential ethical philosophers and literature scholars. Moreover, it offers valuable insights into how teachers can engage students in ethical concerns and employ practices of ethical criticism through rich on-the-ground case studies of high school literature teachers in Australia, Singapore, and the United States.

Teaching Ethics through Literature offers a comprehensive exploration of a groundbreaking shift in the domains of English education, literature, language arts, and literacy by delving into their intricate connections with ethics. This pioneering book pioneers an innovative approach to integrating ethics into the teaching of literature, becoming increasingly relevant and essential in our interconnected global society. A distinguishing feature of this text is its seamless blend of theory and practice. It begins with a historical survey of the emergence of the ethical turn in literature education, grounded in the ideas of influential ethical philosophers and literature scholars. Moreover, it offers valuable insights into how teachers can engage students in ethical concerns and employ practices of ethical criticism through rich on-the-ground case studies of high school literature teachers in Australia, Singapore, and the United States.

Weight: 420g
Dimension: 159 x 242 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367262228