Literature & Pedagogy: Studies in Honour of Bruce Gardiner, edited by Anthony Cordingley, includes a chapter by Gardiner himself entitled, "'To entertain this starry stranger': Jane Taylor, William Blake, Edward Lear, and Mem Fox in Martha Nussbaum's Classroom". The book collection as a whole is described as follows:
Building upon the approach to reading literature pioneered by Bruce Gardiner at the University of Sydney for over four decades, Literature and Pedagogy is devoted to the way that texts – literary texts in particular – seek to instruct us.
Bruce Gardiner has inspired generations of teachers and scholars in the field of literary criticism. He stands for a scholarly ethos which is at risk of disappearing. His distinctive academic career, which was entirely devoted to research-led teaching, invites us to think about the relationships between literary studies and pedagogy. It also invites us to ask what role a unique pedagogical style plays in the evolution of a discipline. How does intergenerational transmission between teacher and student play out both within and beyond disciplinary boundaries?
Bruce Gardiner has inspired generations of teachers and scholars in the field of literary criticism. He stands for a scholarly ethos which is at risk of disappearing. His distinctive academic career, which was entirely devoted to research-led teaching, invites us to think about the relationships between literary studies and pedagogy. It also invites us to ask what role a unique pedagogical style plays in the evolution of a discipline. How does intergenerational transmission between teacher and student play out both within and beyond disciplinary boundaries?
"Exploring the Role of Numbers in William Blake's Visionary Works" is available from Sydney University Press (RRP: AU$60).