Teaching in Times of Crisis

Name: Teaching in Times of Crisis
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Teaching in Times of CrisisApplying Comparative Literature in the Classroom\nAuthor(s): Mich Yonah Nyawalo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367626754, 978-0367626754\nSynopsis\nTeaching in Times of Crisis explores how comparative methods, which are instrumental in reading and teaching works of literature from around the world, also provide us with tools to dissect and engage the moments of crises that permeate our contemporary political realities.\n\nThe book is written in the form of a series of classroom reflectionsor memoscapturing the political environment preceding and proceeding the 2016 US presidential election. It examines the ways in which the ethics involved in reading comparatively can be employed by teachers and students alike to map and foster \""lifelines for cultural sustainability\"" (to borrow the term from Djelal Kadirs Memos from the Besieged City) that are essential for creating and maintaining .