Appropriation or Celebration of the Japanese Folktale “The Crane Wife”? Start the Conversation

Authors

  • Miriam Barton Hesston College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62704/2w730371

Keywords:

“The Crane Wife”, Japanese folktale, world literature, cultural appropriation, cultural awareness

Abstract

The underlying concept of this learning module, for secondary or college level English language arts (ELA) courses, is to begin a conversation about what it means to celebrate a culture vs. to appropriate a culture. This module features an original folktale from Japan “The Crane Wife” and two Western adaptations.

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Author Biography

  • Miriam Barton, Hesston College

    Miriam Barton is a professor of English at Hesston College, dual enrollment English outreach instructor for Hutchinson Community College, and a preservice teacher educator for the Kansas Independent College Association (KICA). She is also a PhD candidate at Kansas State University in Curriculum & Instruction with an emphasis in English language arts. She teaches a variety of composition, literature, creative writing, and secondary ELA methods courses.

References

Kansas English, vol. 107

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Published

2026-06-30

Issue

Vol. 107 (2026)

Section

Teaching Tips

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How to Cite

Appropriation or Celebration of the Japanese Folktale “The Crane Wife”? Start the Conversation. (2026). Kansas English, 107. https://doi.org/10.62704/2w730371