Inventing the Humanities
Inventing the Humanities
What struck me the most as I read Reading Lolita in Tehran is Nafisi's ability to conduct her Literature classes in spite of the political struggles the students face. It is difficult to imagine the difficult circumstances under which she holds these classes, and the constant fear of being caught. Her extreme love for Literature is manifested in the fact that she is risking so much to teach that class. Some questions that came to mind are:
How can the book be compared to Rodriguez's Hunger For Memory in terms of how much the teacher and students have been changed by the books they've read?
Considering the fact that the people in Iran are reading the books under different circumstances, to what extent do these books provide freedom, and what are some of the dangers involved?
Had they been reading these books in the United States, how would their perspective have been different?
posted by Joycelyn @ 1:57 AM
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Azar Nafasis's patience and strength enabled her to enlighten her students to extrapolate meaning through fiction. Her students had the opportunity through literature to question their world around them. As an educator, she encouraged the development of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and critical thinking skills. She inspired her students to develop the skills and knowledge that would enable them to become self-actualized, responsible, and respectful individuals who would recognize a variety of perspectives. Her passion for learning motivated students to appreciate the freedom and ability to learn. Under a repressed society, I feel it was psychologically therapeutic, intellectually motivating, and socially interactive in the students' lives. They had the chance to gain aesthetic values of literary texts.
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