A Philosophical Inquiry into Subject English and Creative Writing

Oli Belas (University of Bedfordshire, UK)

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Routledge
27 May 2024

Philosophy & theory of education; Educational strategies & policy; Secondary schools; Teaching of a specific subject

Series: Literature and Education

"While engaging with the current political-educational climate of England, this book offers a timely contribution to debates around questions of knowledge in relation to education and school-level English by drawing together theories of individual and disciplinary knowledge.

The book provides a philosophical conception of knowledge – as fundamentally embodied at the level of the individual, and a matter of cultural form at the level of shared or ""common"" knowledge – and an analysis of the implications of this for schooled English. The research draws from various related fields including literary criticism, philosophy (of knowledge and of symbolic form), and phenomenology. The book rethinks general notions of knowledge and lays out the problems that exist within knowledge and language systems in education, especially secondary and university levels.

This highly relevant and informative book offers an insightful resource for academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of education studies, educational policy and politics, philosophy of education, and literature studies."

By: Oli Belas (University of Bedfordshire UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032374581
ISBN 10: 1032374586
Series: Literature and Education
Pages: 146
Publication Date: 27 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Oli Belas is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and English, University of Bedfordshire, UK.

Reviews for A Philosophical Inquiry into Subject English and Creative Writing

"""This lively, thoughtful and well-written book draws both on its author’s practical experience and philosophical ideas to develop its important, fascinating argument about the role of creative writing in the discipline of English. Every chapter is full of insight, and the book should advance the discussion of creativity in the study of English."" - Robert Eaglestone, Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK"