Teaching at the Crossroads: Cultures and Critical Perspectives in Literature by

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A practical guide to teaching literature by women of color in high school and college classrooms.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Teaching at the Crossroadspresents an innovative model for teaching multicultural women's literature. Combining theory and practice, Grobman presents a much-needed guide for teachers who want to introduce their students to multiple literary traditions. The model presented here encourages teachers approach texts by women of color from multiple perspectives, connecting them to a range of cultural, social, political, and geographical contexts.Perhaps most significantly, this strategy is designed to place texts by women of color at the center of the curriculum not only in classes specifically designated "ethnic" or "women's" literature, but in all English classes, in both high school and university settings. Highly accessible and designed for practical use,Teaching at the Crossroadsincludes sample class plans and discussion questions.The author has done us a great service in sharing her carefully thought-through pedagogy in the spirit of promoting responsible and responsive education.-MELUS

Author Biography

Laurie Grobmanreceived her Ph.D. in English from Lehigh University in 20th Century American Literature/Multicultural Literature. She has published criticism on the work of Sandra Cisneros, Judith Ortiz-Cofer, and Toni Morrison, among others, as well as theoretical work on pedagogical issues. Her articles on such topics as multiculturalism in writing and literary studies, basic writing, and critical pedagogy have appeared in literary and composition journals, includingMELUS, College Literature, Journal of Business and TechnicalCommunication,andMAWA Review. She is also a co-founder and co-editor ofYoung Scholars in Writing: Undergraduate Research in Writing and Rhetoric,an undergraduate research journal that focuses on the publishing of undergraduate writings dealing with writing and rhetoric.Many of her works focusing on teaching writing and rhetoric have won awards, including: the award for Best Article in 2004 for her articleTeaching English in the Two-Year College,and the Outstanding Scholarship in a Book Award from the International Writing Centers Association in 2005, for her bookOn Location:Theory and Practice in Classroom-based Writing and Tutoring.She is currently a professor of English and Women's Studies at Penn State University, Berks-Lehigh Valley College.

Details ISBN187996063X Author Laurie Grobman Short Title TEACHING AT THE CROSSROADS Publisher Aunt Lute Books Language English ISBN-10 187996063X ISBN-13 9781879960633 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2001 Edition 1st Residence US Birth 1962 DOI 10.1604/9781879960633 Imprint Aunt Lute Books Place of Publication CA Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2002-02-26 UK Release Date 2002-02-26 Pages 240 DEWEY 809.89287 Audience General Publication Date 2001-12-13 Subtitle Cultures and Critical Perspectives in Literature by Women of Color US Release Date 2001-12-13 AU Release Date 2002-02-07 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this

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