Teaching Postmodernism - Postmodern Teaching

Postmodernism has been a near-hegemonic discourse in literary and cultural theory for the last few decades: it has been discussed, attacked, maligned, forgotten about, revived and presented on most international rostra. When it comes to the teaching of literature, however, the implications of what is often referred to as a postmodern paradigm shift have never been extensively examined and, even less, thought through in their various applicabilities. This project aims at both sides of the problematics of teaching postmodernism and postmodern teaching. The question of how to bring issues of postmodernism to the attention of students is here joined together with postmodern implications for traditional educational concepts, particularly in the field of literature. Contributions cover the full range of this thematic field, from a conceptual or theoretical focus on the one hand to exemplary texts or case studies on the other, while all contributors draw on wide-ranging experience in research and teaching of their own. This volume offers essential points of reference for both lecturers and students. Everyone interested in issues of postmodernism will read this book with great profit.