The Question of Curriculum in Dark Times

Hannah Arendt, W. G. Sebald, and Teachers as Autobiographical Subjects

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14288/tci.v16i2.192295

Abstract

In this article, the author looks at the intersections between the life writing of Hannah Arendt and W. G. Sebald as a way to think about teacher auto/biographical writing and acts of discernment in dark times. Key-words: auto/biographical writing; Hanna Arendt; Sebald.

Author Biography

Teresa Strong-Wilson, McGill University, Canada

Professor at McGill University, Canada (Department of Integrated Studies in Education). PhD University of Victoria, Faculty of Education (Supervisor: Dr. Alison Preece); MA University of Victoria, Faculty of Education (Supervisor: Dr. Margaret Robertson); BA Hon. McGill, English Literature; BA University of Calgary; Major: Political Science, Minor: Law in the Liberal Arts.

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2019-12-07