Teaching Nabokov's Lolita in the #MeToo Era

Teaching Nabokovs Lolita in the #MeToo Era aims to critique the novel from the standpoint of its teachability to undergraduate and graduate students, offering practical and specific answers to questions about its troubling content and providing innovative assignments, creative-writing exercises, and critical analyses and interpretations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 198 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

Teaching Nabokovs Lolita in the #MeToo Era aims to critically examine the novel from the perspective of its suitability for undergraduate and graduate students in the twenty-first century. It raises the question: how do we approach Nabokovs controversial masterpiece, Lolita, in the context of the #MeToo era and beyond? How do we navigate the challenges of reading a novel that portrays an unforgivable crime? How do we balance the analysis of Lolitas exquisite language and artistic complexity with a critical examination of its troubling content? This student-centered volume provides practical and specific solutions to these questions and offers suggestions for teaching the novel in both conventional and online settings. Renowned Nabokov scholars contribute innovative assignments, creative writing exercises, methods of teaching the novel through film and theatre, and fresh critical analyses and interpretations.

Weight: 454g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793628404