The Genealogy of ‘Cultural Literacy’

IF 0.7 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
John Hodgson, Ann Harris
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Abstract

ABSTRACT The British government's current educational policy for England draws on E.D. Hirsch's writings on 'cultural literacy'. This paper aims to uncover the roots of Hirsch’s influential views through a genealogical critique. Hirsch admired the Scottish Enlightenment educator Hugh Blair as a model architect of a hegemonic culture to unite disparate members of a nation. Following Hirsch, the government Department for Education in England called for ‘shared appreciation of cultural reference points’ and ‘a common stock of knowledge on which all can draw and trade’. Consequently, the literature curriculum in England increasingly disenfranchises a significant component of the population in terms of both gender and cultural heritage. Recent ‘culture wars’ have highlighted the legacy of colonialism and have led educators to decolonise the curriculum and prioritise social justice. Continuing racism within civil society demonstrates the need for a general recognition that cultures are desirably diverse and internally plural.
“文化素养”谱系
摘要英国政府目前的教育政策借鉴了赫希关于“文化素养”的著作。本文旨在通过系谱学的批判,揭示赫希影响深远的思想根源。赫希钦佩苏格兰启蒙运动教育家休·布莱尔,认为他是霸权文化的模范建筑师,将一个国家的不同成员团结在一起。继赫希之后,英国政府教育部呼吁“共同欣赏文化参考点”和“建立一个所有人都可以借鉴和交流的共同知识库”。因此,英国的文学课程越来越多地剥夺了人口中重要组成部分在性别和文化遗产方面的权利。最近的“文化战争”突出了殖民主义的遗产,并导致教育工作者将课程非殖民化,并优先考虑社会正义。民间社会中持续存在的种族主义表明,需要普遍认识到文化是可取的多样性和内在的多元性。
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Changing English-Studies in Culture and Education
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