Teaching the Short Story [electronic resource] /
Cox, A.editor.
The short story is moving from relative neglect to a central position in the curriculum; as a teaching tool, it offers students a route into many complex areas, including critical theory, gender studies, postcolonialism and genre. This book offers a practical guide to the short story in the classroom, covering all these fields and more.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Series Preface; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; A Chronology of Significant Works; Introduction; 1 Short Shorts: Exploring Relevance and Filling in Narratives; 2 Questioning Short Stories: Joyce, Barnes and Simpson; 3 Raymond Carver and the Power of Style; 4 Women Writers; 5 The Postcolonial Experience: The South East Asian Short Story in English; 6 The Science Fiction Short Story; 7 Story and Film; 8 Why Teaching the Short Story Today is a Thankless Task; 9 Postgraduate Research; Appendix: Film Adaptations; Further Reading; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The short story is moving from relative neglect to a central position in the curriculum; as a teaching tool, it offers students a route into many complex areas, including critical theory, gender studies, postcolonialism and genre. This book offers a practical guide to the short story in the classroom, covering all these fields and more.
Fiction.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Higher education.
English language.
Teaching.
International education .
Comparative education.
Fiction.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Higher Education.
English.
Teaching and Teacher Education.
International and Comparative Education.