Global literature social group

[Legomom]

I have been interested in seeking out more non-western literature for homeschooling and I seem to remember that there was a social group for this but I can't find it.

 

Does anyone know what it is called and if it is still active? If not, I would love to find some options for books for high school and would appriciate suggestions.

 

ETA: we follow the reading lists for WTM closely, but I would love to add some things from other countries. For example, what are some of the great works of Chinese literature?

 

Just watched this Ted talk this am which reminded me of this:

http://www.ted.com/talks/ann_morgan_my_year_reading_a_book_from_every_country_in_the_world

Edited November 24, 2015 by Legomom

[KarenNC]

We're doing an exploration of culture through world lit for my 10th grader this year. I've pulled together options from the Norton Anthology of World Literature (older sets are available cheaply used and you can find support materials here http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/worldlit_splash/),NEA Big Read guides (http://www.neabigread.org/books.php), Invitation to World Literature through the Annenberg Foundation (http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/), and used copies of world lit textbooks (high school and a couple of other college ones I happened to have) . I paired these with  a lecture series from The Great Courses--"Customs of the World: using cultural intelligence to adapt, wherever you are." http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/customs-of-the-world-using-cultural-intelligence-to-adapt-wherever-you-are.html 

 

To give some cultural background on Victorian European colonial attitudes, I also had her read the following:

"Take Up the White Man's Burden," by Rudyard Kipling http://genius.com/Rudyard-kipling-the-white-mans-burden-annotated

An excerpt from "Control of the Tropics" by Kidd http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/victorian/topic_4/kidd.htm

"The Indian Minute" by Macauley http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/victorian/topic_4/macaulay.htm

A video discussing English in post-colonial India  http://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/english-language/postcolonial-english

 

I tried to pick a mix of novels, graphic novels, short stories, a play, and poetry from a variety of countries, trying to make sure the material was written by someone within the culture rather than just set in that country, and leaned toward more modern works. 

Edited November 24, 2015 by KarenNC

[Brad S]

After spending a lot of time trying to find a broader range of global literature, I also purchased the Norton Anthology of World Lit (the less expensive 2nd edition, although it's essentially the same as the older Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces). At least I now have a "baseline" for each time period.  The introductions are nice and brief, so you can spend time reading the literature rather than just a textbook.  For the accompanying history, in the ancient time period, we like the Great Courses one by Aldrete.  DS reads a lot of world news, and we get literature from a Latin American perspective in his Spanish class.  I also have the Great Course on Customs of the World sitting here, and it looks good, but we haven't gotten to it yet.

[Matryoshka]

I have been interested in seeking out more non-western literature for homeschooling and I seem to remember that there was a social group for this but I can't find it.

 

Does anyone know what it is called and if it is still active? If not, I would love to find some options for books for high school and would appriciate suggestions.

 

ETA: we follow the reading lists for WTM closely, but I would love to add some things from other countries. For example, what are some of the great works of Chinese literature?

 

Just watched this Ted talk this am which reminded me of this:

http://www.ted.com/talks/ann_morgan_my_year_reading_a_book_from_every_country_in_the_world

 

I took Chinese Literature in college.

 

We read Dream of the Red Chamber, The Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West (aka Monkey), and some Buddhist ghost stories.

 

I re-read Monkey not that long ago.  The translation by Arthur Waley is great, and a really fun read.  It is a bit abridged, but he mostly cut down overly-detailed fight scenes between Monkey and the bad guys that went on and on and on and on.... :lol:

Edited March 10, 2016 by Matryoshka