Backe, Hans-Joachim. “The Literary Canon in the Age of New Media.” Poetics Today, vol. 36, no. 1-2, 2015, pp. 1– 31., https://doi.org/10.1215/03335372-2879757.
In this article, the author details some of the existing problems with the current literary canon. The author also discusses the changes that are trying to be implemented to the canon and the challenges that come with those changes. The American approach to the literary canon is compared to the German approach. It discusses canonizing non-white, non-male authors as well as canonizing texts that analyze topics outside of traditional themes in texts.
"canon." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2021, www.oed.com/view/Entry/27148.
This source provides a definition of the term "canon" from the Oxford English Dictionary Online. The dictionary's definition of the term in the context of "literary criticism" was useful when gathering a current understanding of the literary canon.
California State Board of Education. “California Common Core Standards” California Department of Education. March 2013. https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/ finalelaccssstandards.pdf
This source provides California’s Common Core standards and highlights specific literary requirements by grade level.
Council of Chief State School Officers, and National Governors Association. "Supplemental Information for Appendix A of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy: New Research on Text Complexity." Common Core State Standards Initiative.
This source provides recommendations for texts that represent complexity and nuance.
Csicsila, Joseph, and Tom Quirk. Canons by Consensus: Critical Trends and American Literature Anthologies. U of Alabama P, 2004. MLA International Bibliography with Full Text, hmlproxy.lib.csufresno.edu/login? url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx ?direct=true&db=mlf&AN=2005531131&site=ehost-live.
The first chapter of this E-book outlines the history of American literature courses offered in university settings as well as trends in the first American literature anthologies. This source was beneficial in providing context for the canonization of American literature.
“English Language Arts Standards" Standard 10: Range, Quality, & Complexity " Range of Text Types for 6- 12.”Common Core State Standards Initiative, http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/standard-10-range- quality-complexity/range-of-text-types-for-612/.
This website provides the Common Core standards for English Language Arts. It provides information on “Standard 10” which outlines the standards of the range of kinds of texts, cultures and periods that students in grades 6-12 should read in. It categorizes texts by stories, dramas, and poetry and provides recommended texts that teachers can use in their instruction.
"Every Book Ever Listed on the AP English Literature Exam (Updated 2018)." List Challenges, App Spring, www.listchallenges.com/every-book-ever-listed-on-the-ap-english/stats.
On this web page, the creators provide several graphs with a list of all the book titles used on the Advanced Placement (AP) literature exam. It also contains a graph in which several educators can vote which novels they teach in their own classes. This source was exceedingly beneficial in demonstrating how the most popular books teachers use in AP literature classes are written by typical canonized white authors while the authors of color fell at the bottom of the graph with the least amount of use.
Ganguly, Indrita. "SAT Literature Subject Test 2021: Detailed Syllabus, Question Types, Score, Duration, and Evaluation Method."Collegedunia, 8 June 2021, collegedunia.com/exams/ sat/sat-literature.
This website provides statistics regarding the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) single subject exam for literature. In its breakdown of literature present in the exam, the website mentions how 40-50% of the exam contains American and British authors while 0-10% contains literature written by authors from India, Ireland, Canada, and the Caribbean. This website was especially helpful in exposing the lack of authors situated outside of Westernized culture.
Stallworth, Jacquelin. https://www.facebook.com/booksource. (2018, September 11).
Rethinking the Literary Canon for Today’s Learners | Booksource Banter. Booksource Banter. https://www.booksource banter.com/2018/09/11/rethinking-the-literary-canon-for-todays-learners/
In this article, Jacquelin Stallworth a high school English teacher, explains why research shows that students stop reading at a young age. This source will be helpful to elaborate on the barrier of old ideologues keeping adolescent literature from getting into classrooms. It also explains why it is essential to introduce modern literature.
Ivanova, Gergana E. “Reading the Literary Canon through Manga in the Twenty-First Century.” Japanese Language and Literature, vol. 55, no. 1, 2021, pp. 163–179., https://doi.org/ 10.5195/jll.2021.160.
This article discusses the uses of manga in Japanese literature. It showcases how ancient literary texts are reworked into the manga style to make for a more interesting and visual read through of the texts. This article also discusses why these works have been rewritten for twenty-first century readers, and why they have been promoted.
Kronick, Joseph G. "Writing American: Between Canon and Literature." CR: The New Centennial Review, vol. 1, no. 3, 2001, pp. 37-66. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/ 41949293. Accessed 31 Oct. 2021.
In this article, Kronick investigates the history of the literary canon and its influence on the canonization of American literature as he argues that American literature is "noncanonical" based on the nature of its democracy. This source was particularly useful in providing background on the origins of the term "canon" and how it was applied to literature.
Parker, Ashley. “Interview with Benton Lewis.” 2 Nov. 2021.
This interview was conducted by Ashley Parker on November 2nd, 2021. The interview took place over Zoom. Benton Lewis, an 11th grade English and CTE teacher at Clovis North High School answered questions about the literary canon. He gave his own opinions on the canon as well as discussed in detail how texts are chosen for teachers at his school.
Tradition and the Literary Canon Carl Tighe. (n.d.). http://www.carltighe.co.uk/pdffiles/32%20Tradition%20and%20the%20Literary%20Canon.pdf
In the article, Carl Tighe, an academic, essayist, and poet, explains why tradition is important and influencing today's writers and readers. This essay is essential in creating a concrete idea of why tradition has fogged the roads to accept authors outside of the traditional literary canon.