Perspectives on equality : the second Seamus Heaney lectures / edited by Mary Ann Lyons and Fionnuala Waldron.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lyons, Mary Ann.

Waldron, Fionnuala.

Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013

St. Patrick's College (Dublin, Ireland)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Northern Ireland.

Equality.

Northern Ireland--Social conditions.

Northern Ireland.

Social conditions.

Northern Ireland--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiv, 250 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Second Seamus Heaney lectures

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Liffey Press, [2005]

Summary:

The idea behind the Seamus Heaney Lecture Series, Perspectives on Equality, on which this book is based, was to provide the opportunity for critical engagement with differing views, analyses and ideas on equality. Contributors to the book are drawn from a range of disciplines - political science, social science, philosophy, education, geography and English - and offer both national and global perspectives. The concept of equality is interrogated and the application of theory in practice is examined. Themes addressed include citizenship and the challenge of diversity; the notion of the child as citizen; the intersecting and interdependent axes of inequality in education; disability, care and human dignity in the context of severe cognitive disability; and finally, the necessity for both systemic and personal change in tackling inequality in our society.

Contents:

Introduction: Perspectives on Equality / Mary Ann Lyons, Fionnuala Waldron 1

1 The Philosophy and Politics of Equality of Condition / John Baker 13

2 Multiethnicity and the Idea of Europe / Ash Amin 33

3 The Challenge of Diversity for Education in Northern Ireland / Alan Smith 65

4 Equality, Dignity and Disability / Eva Feder Kittay 93

5 Equality and Education: A Framework for Theory and Action / Kathleen Lynch 121

6 Give Tongue Its Freedom: Children as Citizens of Irish Civic Society / Mary Shine Thompson 181

7 Reflections on the Challenges of Inclusive Education / Joseph Travers 227

8 The Shape of Things to Come: A Reflective Summary of the Seamus Heaney Lecture Series, Perspectives on Equality / Ann Louise Gilligan 239.

Notes:

Lectures given at St. Patrick's College, Dublin--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1904148662

OCLC:

62218061