Classics in the Classroom. Dutch canonical literature in upper-secondary education in Flanders and The Netherlands KU Leuven
From ‘Know your classics!’ to ‘Fuck the canon!’: the literary canon has long been fiercely debated in Flanders and the Netherlands, both in the public press and in academia. Spurred by upcoming curricular reforms, the discussion has recently come to focus on the place of Dutch-language classics in secondary education. Although there seems to be a strong believe in the necessity of teaching the classics, there is little agreement on the most ...