Hansen, Claire (2014) Creativity through complexity: identifying and using shadow networks in teaching The Merchant of Venice. English in Education, 48 (2). pp. 112-127.

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Abstract

This article uses complexity theory's concept of 'shadow systems' to explore innovative ways of teaching Shakespeare, particularly The Merchant of Venice. Using data drawn from observations at a secondary school in Sydney, Australia, and interviews with two secondary teachers, this article aims to consider how embracing ideas which emerge from the unauthorised and often subversive 'shadow network' of a classroom environment can result in creative, independent, engaged learning. I use Ralph D. Stacey's theoretical framework and Bourdieu and Passeron's work on the legitimate to suggest that the tension between the legitimate and the shadow networks can create a space of 'impotential', as defined by Tyson Edward Lewis.

Item ID:	52599
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1754-8845
Keywords:	Shakespeare, education, The Merchant of Venice, pedagogy
Date Deposited:	20 Feb 2018 02:52
FoR Codes:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2005 Literary Studies > 200503 British and Irish Literature @ 100%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture @ 100%
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