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Winner of the 2008 Critics' Choice Award presented by the American Educational Studies Association
A Pulitzer Prize–winning poet who confessed the unrelenting anguish of addiction and depression, Anne Sexton (1928–1974) was also a dedicated teacher. In this book, Paula M. Salvio opens up Sexton's classroom, uncovering a teacher who willfully demonstrated that the personal could also be plural. Looking at how Sexton framed and used the personal in teaching and learning, Salvio considers the extent to which our histories—both personal and social—exert their influence on teaching. In doing so, she situates the teaching life of Anne Sexton at the center of some of the key problems and questions in feminist teaching: navigating the appropriate distance between teacher and student, the relationship between writer and poetic subject, and the relationship between emotional life and knowledge. Examining Sexton's pedagogy, with its \"weird abundance\" of tactics and strategies, Salvio argues that Sexton's use of the autobiographical \"I\" is as much a literary identity as a literal identity, one that can speak with great force to educators who recognize its vital role in the humanities classroom.
Editions of Anne Sexton
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791470978
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791470985
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791480083
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Winner of the 2008 Critics' Choice Award presented by the American Educational Studies Association
A Pulitzer Prize–winning poet who confessed the unrelenting anguish of addiction and depression, Anne Sexton (1928–1974) was also a dedicated teacher. In this book, Paula M. Salvio opens up Sexton's classroom, uncovering a teacher who willfully demonstrated that the personal could also be plural. Looking at how Sexton framed and used the personal in teaching and learning, Salvio considers the extent to which our histories—both personal and social—exert their influence on teaching. In doing so, she situates the teaching life of Anne Sexton at the center of some of the key problems and questions in feminist teaching: navigating the appropriate distance between teacher and student, the relationship between writer and poetic subject, and the relationship between emotional life and knowledge. Examining Sexton's pedagogy, with its \"weird abundance\" of tactics and strategies, Salvio argues that Sexton's use of the autobiographical \"I\" is as much a literary identity as a literal identity, one that can speak with great force to educators who recognize its vital role in the humanities classroom.
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Winner of the 2008 Critics' Choice Award presented by the American Educational Studies Association
A Pulitzer Prize–winning poet who confessed the unrelenting anguish of addiction and depression, Anne Sexton (1928–1974) was also a dedicated teacher. In this book, Paula M. Salvio opens up Sexton's classroom, uncovering a teacher who willfully demonstrated that the personal could also be plural. Looking at how Sexton framed and used the personal in teaching and learning, Salvio considers the extent to which our histories—both personal and social—exert their influence on teaching. In doing so, she situates the teaching life of Anne Sexton at the center of some of the key problems and questions in feminist teaching: navigating the appropriate distance between teacher and student, the relationship between writer and poetic subject, and the relationship between emotional life and knowledge. Examining Sexton's pedagogy, with its \"weird abundance\" of tactics and strategies, Salvio argues that Sexton's use of the autobiographical \"I\" is as much a literary identity as a literal identity, one that can speak with great force to educators who recognize its vital role in the humanities classroom.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Anne Sexton?
Society and Social Sciences > Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy > Philosophy and theory of education
Where can I read a sample of Anne Sexton?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791470978
How long is Anne Sexton and how many pages does it have?
Anne Sexton has 168 page(s)
Is Anne Sexton part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series, Feminist Theory in Education
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Anne Sexton?
Paula M. Salvio
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Anne Sexton is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791470978) and paperback(ISBN 9780791470985) and pdf(ISBN 9780791480083)
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