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All-boys’ schools often choose texts for English study written by men. But the sexism goes beyond that. They are more likely to shy away from any exploration of gender in literature.
We compiled a list of the 15 most commonly cited books taught by English teachers we surveyed. It contains only two Australian writers, neither of which are Indigenous.
When literary studies degrees focus almost entirely on the work of white, male writers, we do our students and the academy a great disservice.
Do English texts stay the same over the decades because there are no good modern books? Or because the process of selecting new books is just too hard?
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PhD Scholar, Australian National University
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Lecturer in English, SOAS, SOAS, University of London
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Lecturer and Researcher (Science of Learning), Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Gender and Literacies in the Digital Age, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Literacies and Digital Cultures, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Teacher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Literacy and WIL partnerships, Australian Catholic University
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Researcher & Educator, University of Newcastle