Description |
xi, 202 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
Critical studies in education and culture series, 1064-8615 |
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Critical studies in education and culture series.
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Contents |
Series Foreword / Henry A. Giroux -- 1. Poststructuralism and the Spectre of Relativism -- 2. Foundations Demolished, Sovereigns Deposed: The New Politics of Knowledge -- 3. The Ascription of Identity -- 4. Literacy Under the Microscope -- 5. Shifting, Shifted, ... Shattered: The Ethical Self -- 6. Giving Someone a Lesson -- 7. Telling Stories Out of School -- 8. The Responsibility of Desire -- 9. Folly, Words, Wigs, Rags -- 10. Learning by Heart -- 11. The Learning Pharmacy -- 12. Reading Education |
Summary |
The postmodern condition, in which instrumentalism finally usurps all other considerations, has produced a kind of intellectual paralysis in the world of education. The authors of this book show how such postmodernist thinkers as Derrida, Foucault, and Lyotard illuminate puzzling aspects of education, arguing that educational theory is currently at an impasse. They argue that we need these new and disturbing ideas in order to "think again" fruitfully and creatively about education |
Notes |
Series Foreword / Henry A. Giroux -- 1. Poststructuralism and the Spectre of Relativism -- 2. Foundations Demolished, Sovereigns Deposed: The New Politics of Knowledge -- 3. The Ascription of Identity -- 4. Literacy Under the Microscope -- 5. Shifting, Shifted, ... Shattered: The Ethical Self -- 6. Giving Someone a Lesson -- 7. Telling Stories Out of School -- 8. The Responsibility of Desire -- 9. Folly, Words, Wigs, Rags -- 10. Learning by Heart -- 11. The Learning Pharmacy -- 12. Reading Education |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-195) and index |
Subject |
Education -- Philosophy.
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Education -- Great Britain -- Philosophy.
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Postmodernism and education -- Great Britain.
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Postmodernism and education.
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Author |
Blake, Nigel.
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LC no. |
97027886 |
ISBN |
0897895118 (alk. paper) |
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0897895126 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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