English Language Arts as an Emancipatory Subject: International Perspectives on Justice and Equity in the English Classroom [Paperback]

Part I: Establishing English as an Emancipatory Subject

1. Knowing the Subject, Knowing its History: Examining Key Figures in English who Contributed to its Emancipatory Nature

2. English as an Emancipatory Subject in England: A Historical Perspective, 1875-2024

3. English Teaching for Democratic Futures: The Role of Language, Literacy and Literature in Developing Creative and Critical Thinkers

4. The English Language Emerging as an Identity for Migrants and Refugees

5. Describing the World with Our Students in it: ELA and the Power of Recognition

Part II: Reconfiguring the Curriculum of Emancipatory English

6. Teaching English to Nurture Social Imagination in the Early Years of Schooling: Emancipation versus Constraints

7. English, Literature and Questions of Emancipation: What does Literature Offer?

8. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion through Childrens Literature in Higher Education

9. Making English Good and Right: Curriculum Reform in Aotearoa New Zealand

10. The Power of English Within and For the Lives of Migrant and Refugee Students

11. Rurality, Writing and English: Spatial Justice for Rural Students through English Teaching and Writing Pedagogy

12. Transitioning from Critical Literacy to the Ecocritical

Part III: Emancipatory English in Practice

13. Cultivating Critical Thinking Through Canonical and Non-Canonical Texts: Using a Social Justice Framework to Shape Curriculum and Instruction

14. Applying Country-Centred Place Pedagogies to Include All Learners in English

15. The Dignity of Choice: Independent Readings Emancipatory Potential as an Instructional Practice