College bound
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Jewish American immigrants and their children have been stereotyped as exceptional educational achievers, with attendance at prestigious universities leading directly to professional success. In College Bound, Dan Shiffman uses literary accounts to show that American Jews' relationship with education was in fact far more complex. Jews expected book learning to bring personal fulfillment and self-transformation, but the reality of public schools and universities often fell short. Shiffman examines a wide range of novels and autobiographies by first- and second-generation writers, including Abraham Cahan, Mary Antin, Anzia Yezierska, Elizabeth Gertrude Stern, Ludwig Lewisohn, Marcus Eli Ravage, Lionel Trilling, and Leo Rosten. Their visions of learning as a process of critical questioning—enlivening the mind, interrogating cultural standards, and confronting social injustices—present a valuable challenge to today's emphasis on narrowly measurable outcomes of student achievement.
Title |
College bound : the pursuit of education in Jewish American literature, 1896-1944 / Dan Shiffman. |
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Publisher |
Albany, New York : Sunny Press |
Creation Date |
2017 |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Content |
Introduction: Success narratives? -- Chapter 1. The halo of higher learning in the work of Abraham Cahan -- Chapter 2. A reprieve at best: education in the writing of Mary Antin and Elizabeth G. Stern -- Chapter 3. Anzia Yezierska's frustrated pursuit of education -- Chapter 4. M. E. Ravage, Ludwig Lewisohn and Lionel Trilling: education at the 'Real American' University -- Chapter 5. The hidden curriculum in Leo Rosten's H*Y*M*A*N*K*A*P*L*A*N stories -- Epilogue: A space apart. |
Series |
Suny Series in Contemporary Jewish Literature and Culture |
Extent |
1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrations. |
Language |
English |
Copyright Date |
©2017 |
National Library system number |
997010704189005171 |
MARC RECORDS
Tags
- American literature Jewish authors 20th century History and criticism.
- Education in literature.
- Education United States 20th century.
- Children Education
- nne Education, Primitive
- nne Education of children
- Human resource development
- Instruction
- Pedagogy
- Schooling
- Students Education
- Youth Education
- Schools in literature
- English literature United States
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