Literary education facing the challenges of the contemporary world — an attempt at a diagnosis and suggestions of solutions Cover Image

Edukacja literacka wobec wyzwań współczesności — próba diagnozy i propozycje rozwiązań
Literary education facing the challenges of the contemporary world — an attempt at a diagnosis and suggestions of solutions

Author(s): Maciej Michalski
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: literary education; pandemic; interpretation; school; anxiety;resilience;

Summary/Abstract: In his article, Maciej Michalski discusses some of the challenges of literary education caused by the pandemic and other contemporary crises (social, environmental, and cognitive). He argues that it is necessary to reduce the growing gap between the content of school education and the problems of the contemporary world. Michalski submits that more emphasis should be put on developing in students attitudes based on empathy, understanding, tolerance, and resilience, which will help them to cope with anxieties and the challenges of the contemporary world. He argues that it is crucial to abandon the text-centered perspective, to use a wider range of non-literary texts, and to show that interpretation can be conceived also as a type of social practice.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 21-44
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish