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Literature and Aesthetic Reading as Means of Promoting Nonviolence

Literature and Aesthetic Reading as Means of Promoting Nonviolence
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Author(s): Diana Presadă (Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 16
Source title: Violence Prevention and Safety Promotion in Higher Education Settings
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mihaela Badea (Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania)and Mihaela Suditu (Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2960-6.ch006

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Abstract

In an increasingly violent world, reading literary works and the teaching of literature in school may play an important part in shaping students' personality as human beings. Turning literature classes into an effective way of cultivating ethical values in learners should be an educational goal of the curriculum irrespective of the level of study. Starting from the data provided by a focus group organized with Philology students within the Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, the present chapter aims to highlight how literature classes may increase their moral awareness and develop their ethical skills. More precisely, the study investigates students' perceptions of literature and its role in developing mutual respect and non-violent behavior inside and outside the academic environment.

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