Stenke, Katarina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-3826 (2026) Dissenting identities and life-long learning in eighteenth-century manuscript poems. In: History of Education Symposium, 19th March, 2026, University of Greenwich, London.

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Abstract

In a 2011 review article, sociologist Marjan Laal starts with a helpfully broad definition of lifelong learning: it “means that learning should take place at all stages of life cycle (from the cradle to the grave) and, in more recent versions that it should be life-wide; that is embedded in all life contexts from the school to the workplace, the home and the community” (Laal, 2011). The present paper is premised on the fact that, from my own point of view as a scholar of eighteenth-century British literature and history, Laal’s definition actually works equally well to describe what was known in that period as “practical devotion.” That is, the embedding of devotional practices of prayer, study, conversation and reflection into every stage of human life, all in the light of Christian futurity.

Item Type:	Conference or Conference Paper (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	lifelong learning, education, pedagogy, dissent, religion, poetry, eighteenth century, gender, sibling relations
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2026 15:41
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/53783

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