A timely voice : Garth Boomer on literature

Wayne Sawyer

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    Abstract

    In the conceptual triumvirate of language, literacy and literature that have been central to thinking about English curriculum – indeed, are the overarching organisers for the Australian Curriculum: English – that which received possibly the least attention from Garth Boomer was literature. This paper attempts to pull together Boomer’s writings on literature, which, with the exceptions considered here, are largely contained in broader essays (often on language or literacy) as sub-sections, brief ideas or seemingly throw-away phrases ripe with implication. This piece will consider Boomer’s writings on literature both in his time and in the context of current issues around the teaching of literature. His own themed school-texts of the 70s and 80s will also be examined in the light of these writing.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)27-39
    Number of pages13
    JournalEnglish in Australia
    Volume48
    Issue number3
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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