Reading Reflection: The Battle for Christmas, Dickens and charity

In his section about A Christmas Carol, (starting p. 220) Nissenbaum concludes that there are many points to take from A Christmas Carol. That may be why it is a “classic,” but also means that it can be used by either side of the political spectrum. This is culture influencing politics, but in this case… Continue reading Reading Reflection: The Battle for Christmas, Dickens and charity

Reading Reflection: The Battle for Christmas, and learning history through literature.

Today is Christmas, and I haven’t read too much the last few days. Over the last couple of weeks, however, I’ve been working my way through The Battle for Christmas by Stephen Nissenbaum. I’m probably ⅔ of the way through it, slow by my standards, but it’s been a crazy festivity season. A couple thoughts… Continue reading Reading Reflection: The Battle for Christmas, and learning history through literature.

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