Teaching the short story

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The short story is moving from relative neglect to a central position in the curriculum; as a teaching tool, it offers students a route into many complex areas, including critical theory, gender studies, postcolonialism and genre. This book offers a practical guide to the short story in the classroom, covering all these fields and more.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Series Preface (p. vi)
• Notes on Contributors (p. viii)
• Acknowledgements (p. x)
• A Chronology of Significant Works (p. xi)
• Introduction (p. 1)
• 1 Short Shorts: Exploring Relevance and Filling in Narratives (p. 13)
• 2 Questioning Short Stories: Joyce, Barnes and Simpson (p. 28)
• 3 Raymond Carver and the Power of Style (p. 43)
• 4 Women Writers (p. 60)
• 5 The Postcolonial Experience: The South East Asian Short Story in English (p. 76)
• 6 The Science Fiction Short Story (p. 96)
• 7 Story and Film (p. 117)
• 8 Why Teaching the Short Story Today is a Thankless Task (p. 147)
• 9 Postgraduate Research (p. 161)
• Appendix: Film Adaptations (p. 174)
• Further Reading (p. 185)
• Index (p. 199)