An entire section of history (say, the Vietnam War) completely taught through poetry. Or a political campaign taught through photography ( I am thinking the Civil Rights Movement in the '60's, would be an excellent source for true thought). True art is often taken out teaching...it is so sad.
I think this is an awesome idea. I think it would work really well. one of the tings that really frustrated me when I was doing my degree was that a lot of students read in a kind of vacuum and didn't understand the importance of understanding the historical and political context of literature.
there is an amazing poetry anthology called Scanning the Century:Penguin History of the 20th Century in Poetry (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scanning-Century-Penguin-History-Poetry/dp/0670880116/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231285857&sr=8-1) which is just that a history of the 20th century using poetry,
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Date: 2009-01-06 11:53 pm (UTC)I think this is an awesome idea. I think it would work really well. one of the tings that really frustrated me when I was doing my degree was that a lot of students read in a kind of vacuum and didn't understand the importance of understanding the historical and political context of literature.
there is an amazing poetry anthology called Scanning the Century:Penguin History of the 20th Century in Poetry (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scanning-Century-Penguin-History-Poetry/dp/0670880116/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231285857&sr=8-1) which is just that a history of the 20th century using poetry,