‘I lost the faith in humanity.’ Using William Golding’s Lord of the Flies to explore ethical and moral issues through transnational, online literary exchange
Amanda Naylor, N. Mcguinn, Ghazal Shaikh, Z. Varga, Hege Emma Rimmereide
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Researchers into Literature and Education from Norway, Pakistan and the United Kingdom used William Golding’s Lord of the Flies to explore the potential of a literary text to encourage intercultural dialogue, employing an innovative teaching method, Google Circles, to provide a platform for asynchronous online discussion among three cohorts of students in higher education. The authors present here the ethical and moral responses to the novel. The authors’ analysis of the data explores the students’ thoughts about human nature and law and order, as well as responses made by the students to moral turning points in Golding’s novel. The authors report that – although the novel provided a space for students from three national contexts to debate major existential questions using the affordances of the asynchronous digital platform – the students found it difficult to distinguish between the writer, the implied author and the narrative voice.
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Cambridge Journal of Education publishes original refereed articles on all aspects of education, with a particular emphasis on work that contributes to a shared understanding amongst academic researchers, theorists, practising teachers, policy-makers and educational administrators. The journal also welcomes the submission of systematic review articles that summarise and offer new insights into specific areas of educational concern. With a wide international readership, Cambridge Journal of Education publishes contributions drawn from different educational systems and cultures enabling continued in-depth discussion of global educational theory, policy and practice. The journal’s Special Issue programme encourages and stimulates focused discussion and engagement with significant themes and responses to topics raised by readers and contributors. Cambridge Journal of Education welcomes proposals for future editions.