Thinking About School Shootings with Hannah Arendt

By: Chappel, Wendy Mary

The figure of the rampage school shooter continues to present a challenge to educational

thought and research. This dissertation examines discursive representations of

unacknowledged shame, violence and forgiveness in young adult fiction written about

rampage school shootings. I frame my thinking of concepts and analysis through Hannah

Arendt's discussion of shame, violence, and forgiveness. To explore these concepts, I will

engage with literary pedagogy, to examine the potential for fostering dialogue with students

to think about the combined role of the emotional and social realms of the school shooter and

finally how young adult fiction about rampage school shooting can be used to initiate

classroom discussions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1835207723
• ISBN13: 9781835207727
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Hbnisha
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"