{"product_id":"teaching-social-justice-through-shakespeare-hillary-eklund-9781474455596","title":"Teaching Social Justice Through Shakespeare: Why Renaissance Literature Matters Now","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew ideas for teaching contemporary social justice through Shakespeare and Renaissance literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes innovative and portable teaching methods informed by recent scholarship in early modern literature, cultural studies, and critical pedagogy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers strategies for effective teaching and advocacy amidst the growing cultural and economic complexities of higher education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the relevance of historical literary study to contemporary cultural conversations, especially those about social justice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHistoricizes the malicious \"whitening\" of Shakespeare and European culture, recognizing instead multiple, multicultural, accessible Shakespeares\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents Shakespeare's plays as a common corpus of great value to democratic conversations in widely divergent contexts \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives educators language for promoting the virtue of humanistic inquiry and when higher education is on the defensive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is for teachers who want to heighten the intellectual impact of their courses by using their classrooms as a creative space for social formation and action. Its twenty-one chapters provide diverse perspectives on Shakespeare and early modern literature that engage innovation, collaboration, and forward-looking practices. They model ways of mobilizing justice with early modern texts and claim the intellectual benefits of integrating social justice into courses. The book reconceives the relationship between students and Renaissance literature in ways that enable them - and us - to move from classroom discussions to real-life applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hillary Eklund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147445559X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474455596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.60d","brand":"Hillary Eklund","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045449953535,"sku":"9781474455596","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52b9ee35-9856-4d24-916d-1b958a679133.jpg?v=1684978821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teaching-social-justice-through-shakespeare-hillary-eklund-9781474455596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}