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From: Kunze, Peter <pkunze_at_fsu.edu>
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 21:09:23 +0000
Seemi's point about reading texts against each other is the way I teach it, too. Satrapi pairs nicely with excerpts from Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran, a book which was widely celebrated upon its publication, but has also received considerable consideration for its pro-West and (neo)conservative biases.
To paraphrase Gerald Graff, teach the conflicts.
Best wishes, Pete
________________________________ From: K.T. Horning [horning_at_education.wisc.edu] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 2:21 PM To: ccbc-net ccbc-net Subject: Fwd: Re: [ccbc-net] Persepolis
I am forwarding Seemi's message to the entire list.
--KT
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ccbc-net] Persepolis Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:04:54 -0700 From: Seemi Aziz <seemiahmad_at_hotmail.com><mailto:seemiahmad_at_hotmail.com> To: K.T. Horning <horning_at_education.wisc.edu><mailto:horning_at_education.wisc.edu>
As a book it was an extraordinary contribution. But as we think about a book as a window into the life of a certain culture or society it becomes problematic. I believe in providing counter narratives in my literature classes so I either provide a text set about a certain culture or ask students to read paired books that show contrasting view points or if that is not possible then I encourage research over the Internet or other books and articles etc. that provide that certain oppositional view that encourages deeper thinking and understanding.
Dr. Seemi Aziz
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Received on Fri 08 Aug 2014 04:11:40 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 21:09:23 +0000
Seemi's point about reading texts against each other is the way I teach it, too. Satrapi pairs nicely with excerpts from Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran, a book which was widely celebrated upon its publication, but has also received considerable consideration for its pro-West and (neo)conservative biases.
To paraphrase Gerald Graff, teach the conflicts.
Best wishes, Pete
________________________________ From: K.T. Horning [horning_at_education.wisc.edu] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 2:21 PM To: ccbc-net ccbc-net Subject: Fwd: Re: [ccbc-net] Persepolis
I am forwarding Seemi's message to the entire list.
--KT
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ccbc-net] Persepolis Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:04:54 -0700 From: Seemi Aziz <seemiahmad_at_hotmail.com><mailto:seemiahmad_at_hotmail.com> To: K.T. Horning <horning_at_education.wisc.edu><mailto:horning_at_education.wisc.edu>
As a book it was an extraordinary contribution. But as we think about a book as a window into the life of a certain culture or society it becomes problematic. I believe in providing counter narratives in my literature classes so I either provide a text set about a certain culture or ask students to read paired books that show contrasting view points or if that is not possible then I encourage research over the Internet or other books and articles etc. that provide that certain oppositional view that encourages deeper thinking and understanding.
Dr. Seemi Aziz
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