Teaching Ethics through Literature: The Significance of Ethical Criticism in a Global Age (Citizenship, Character and Values Education)

__Teaching Ethics through Literature__ provides in-depth understanding of a new and exciting shift in the fields of English education, Literature, Language Arts, and Literacy through exploring their connections with ethics. The book pioneers an approach to integrating ethics in the teaching of literature. This has become increasingly relevant and necessary in our globally connected age. A key feature of the book is its integration of theory and practice. It begins with a historical survey of the emergence of the ethical turn in Literature education and grounds this on the ideas of influential Ethical Philosophers and Literature scholars. Most importantly, it provides insights into how teachers can engage students in ethical concerns and apply practices of Ethical Criticism using rich on-the-ground case studies of high school Literature teachers in Australia, Singapore and the United States. Teaching Ethics through Literature provides in-depth understanding of a new and exciting shift in the fields of English education, Literature, Language Arts, and Literacy through exploring their connections with ethics. The book pioneers an approach to integrating ethics in the teaching of literature. This has become increasingly relevant and necessary in our globally connected age. A key feature of the book is its integration of theory and practice. It begins with a historical survey of the emergence of the ethical turn in Literature education and grounds this on the ideas of influential Ethical Philosophers and Literature scholars. Most importantly, it provides insights into how teachers can engage students with ethical concerns and apply practices of Ethical Criticism using rich on-the-ground case studies of high school Literature teachers in Australia, Singapore and the United States. Cover 1 Half Title 4 Series 5 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Illustrations 9 Acknowledgements 10 Series editor’s foreword 13 Foreword 15 1 Introduction: the significance of ethics in the teaching of literature 18 2 Objectives: ethics as the philosophical end of Literature education 36 3 Curriculum: developing cosmopolitan-mindedness through ethical inquiry 52 4 Texts: applying Ethical Criticism to interpreting literature 74 5 Pedagogy: building a critical-ethical community of readers 104 6 Values: developing ethical character through dispositional routines 129 7 Conclusion: Literature education and the hospitable imagination 153 Appendix A: Profile of Teachers 160 Bibliography 161 Index 177 "Teaching Ethics through Literature provides in-depth understanding of a new and exciting shift in the fields of English education, Literature, Language Arts, and Literacy through exploring their connections with ethics. The book pioneers an approach to integrating ethics in the teaching of Literature. This has become increasingly relevant and necessary in our globally connected age. A key feature of the book is its integration of theory and practice. It begins with a historical survey of the emergence of the ethical turn in Literature education and grounds this on the ideas of influential Ethical Philosophers and Literature scholars. Most importantly, it provides insights into how teachers can engage students in ethical concerns through rich on-the-ground case studies of high school Literature teachers in Australia, Singapore and the United States"-- Provided by publisher