Teaching Malcolm X: Popular Culture and Literacy

ISBN-13: 9780415911559 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 258 str.

Theresa Perry

Opis

This text is a collection aimed at teachers in education who are working to multiculturalize the curriculum. She demonstrates how to use the speeches and writings of the controversial figure to promote critical literacy. The first portion of the book is primarlily for practitioners anxious to integrate Malcolm X into their curricula; latter chapters put the work into popular, political, religious, and feminist contexts. The final essay will be a resource for teachers interested in expanding their knowledge base and/or who are hungry for teaching materials.

Recenzje

"This anthology provides multicultural approaches for teaching and understanding Malcolm X's speeches and writings in elementary through university-level classrooms...this gathers a range of teaching perspectives on Malcolm X's works, surveying the man's importance and providing guidelines for academic applications." -- The Bookwatch

O autorze

Theresa Perry