Marxism against postmodernism in educational theory / edited by Dave Hill ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hill, Dave, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism and education.

Socialism and education.

Postmodernism and education.

Physical Description:

viii, 341 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2002]

Summary:

Written by renowned British and American educational theorists, Marxism Against Postmodernism in Educational Theory--a substantially revised edition of the original 1999 work-- examines the infusion of postmodernism and theories of postmodernity into educational theory, policy, and research.

Contents:

1 Postmodernism in Education Theory / Glenn Rikowski, Peter McLaren 3

2 Prelude: Marxist Educational Theory after Postmodernism / Glenn Rikowski 15

Part II Postmodern Excess

3 Breaking Signifying Chains: A Marxist Position on Postmodernism / Peter McLaren, Ramin Farahmandpur 35

4 Structuring the Postmodern in Education Policy / Michael W. Apple, Geoff Whitty 67

5 'Resistance Postmodernism'

Progressive Politics or Rhetorical Left Posturing? / Mike Cole, Dave Hill 89

Part III Human Resistance Against Postmodernism

6 Education, Capital and the Transhuman / Glenn Rikowski 111

7 Youth, Training and the Politics of 'Cool' / Michael Neary 145

8 Marxism, Class Analysis and Postmodernism / Dave Hill, Mike Sanders, Ted Hankin 159

9 Racism, Postmodernism and the Flight from Class / Jenny Bourne 195

10 Women, Work and the Family: Or Why Postmodernism Cannot Explain the Links / Jane Kelly 211

Part IV Pedagogy, Reprise and conclusion

11 Recentering Class: Wither Postmodernism? Toward a Contraband Pedagogy / Peter McLaren, Ramin Farahmandpur 239

12 Postmodernism Adieu: Toward a Politics of Human Resistance / Peter McLaren, Dave Hill, Mike Cole, Glenn Rikowski 275.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Postmodernism in educational theory. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-315) and index.

ISBN:

0739103458

0739103466

OCLC:

48500908