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Simone Celine Marshall, Professor of Medieval Literature, University of Otago

Give Chaucer a chance! Why ‘dead white men’ can still be relevant in NZ’s classrooms

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While the proposed revisions of the English curriculum in secondary schools have unnerved and offended some, there is perhaps one silver lining.

In a system seemingly intent on pushing students towards scientific and technical subjects, it is at least good to see literature can still create debate and controversy.

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