Victoria Elliott is Associate Professor of English and Literacy Education at the University of Oxford, UK.

• 1. Introduction: The ‘knowledge turn’ and ‘facts’ in English 2. The construction of knowledge in English Literature 3. Shared experiences of reading 4. The case of Shakespeare 5. Race and gender in the English curriculum 6. Pinning down poetry: Facts, emotion and attitudes 7. Cultural literacy in a UK context

Victoria Elliott is Associate Professor of English and Literacy Education at the University of Oxford, UK.

• 1. Introduction: The ‘knowledge turn’ and ‘facts’ in English 2. The construction of knowledge in English Literature 3. Shared experiences of reading 4. The case of Shakespeare 5. Race and gender in the English curriculum 6. Pinning down poetry: Facts, emotion and attitudes 7. Cultural literacy in a UK context

Victoria Elliott is Associate Professor of English and Literacy Education at the University of Oxford, UK.

• 1. Introduction: The ‘knowledge turn’ and ‘facts’ in English 2. The construction of knowledge in English Literature 3. Shared experiences of reading 4. The case of Shakespeare 5. Race and gender in the English curriculum 6. Pinning down poetry: Facts, emotion and attitudes 7. Cultural literacy in a UK context