The Woman of Colour: race and gender in the literature we teach

Lawrence, C., Peart, S., Moncrief, A., Reeve, S. and Fenn, R. (2025) The Woman of Colour: race and gender in the literature we teach. English in Education. ISSN 1754-8845

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Abstract

This paper reports on a short project undertaken with student English teachers during their one year Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) teaching course that considered the potential inclusion of the novella The Woman of Colour into their teaching. The research considers how the student teachers received the text and the value, issues and questions that they felt it might bring to their teaching. It reflects on short lesson segments created by the participants to include the text in their teaching of KS3 or KS4 classes. The inclusion of literary works by women and by Black writers, and the power, agency and autonomy of the female, non-white protagonists portrayed, was contextualised within wider societal education and values.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is an author accepted manuscript of a paper published on 12th February 2025 by Taylor & Francis in English in Education. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.
Divisions:	School of Teacher Development
Depositing User:	Clare Lawrence
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2025 12:21
Last Modified:	27 Feb 2025 12:21
URI:	https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/1202

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