A Report to an Academy: Uncovering the Kafkaesque in Social Studies Curriculum

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Abstract

This paper uses humanities-oriented research methods to investigate the work of Franz Kafka alongside social studies curriculum studies and teaching. Uses of aesthetic texts in social studies are prevalent but undertheorized. This paper offers ways Kafka might be used in social studies while also theorizing their affective capacities.

Author

• Peter M Nelson, University of British Columbia