Acknowledgements; Introduction; National Pedagogy and Globalization; Postcolonial Pedagogies; Decolonizing the Classroom; Teaching/Reading Native Writing; Pedagogies in Practice; Historical Imperatives; Afterword; Contributors.
Summary
Canadian literature, and specifically the teaching of Canadian literature, has emerged from a colonial duty to a nationalist enterprise and into the current territory of postcolonialism. From practical discussions related to specific texts, to more theoretical discussions about pedagogical practice regarding issues of nationalism and identity, Home-Work constitutes a major investigation and reassessment of the influence of postcolonial theory on Canadian literary pedagogy from some of the top scholars in the field.