Course
Description:
From ancient Greece to recent times, how have literature and philosophy
shaped our concepts of education? How have
views in one reinforced, overlapped or “corrected” extremes in the other? This course is an exploration of some of the key
ideas that have been handed down to us from a selection of history’s preeminent
thinkers and artists. It is designed for
students who seek the “broad” picture and its possibilities for illuminating how
we have arrived where we are in contemporary educational theory. Graduate students engaging with complex
philosophical ideas, literary analysis and modern pedagogy will be challenged to expand
their knowledge of epistemic and social theory. Teachers
of English literature and Philosophy will also begin to make connections between informed
methods of teaching and learning in their classrooms.
Required Readings:
Most readings will be available online or photocopied handouts will
supplement. Other web addresses will be
provided for specific weeks.
Course Requirements:
Works of fiction will be paired with philosophical readings. An online component will support class discussions
and students will present one philosopher and one literary author's work to the class (not
on the same night) and complete a final project as an essay (15-20 pages) or other form
(to be approved by instructor). Evaluation
will be based on:
