Feminist popular education in transnational debates : building pedagogies of possibility / edited by Linzi Manicom and Shirley Walters.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Manicom, Linzi, 1952-

Walters, Shirley.

Series:

Comparative feminist studies series

Comparative feminist studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism and education.

Women educators.

Women--Education.

Women.

Critical pedagogy.

Education--Political aspects.

Education.

Physical Description:

xii, 259 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

"This book is a collection of grounded accounts by feminist popular educators reflecting critically on processes of collective learning and self- and social transformation in various geopolitical settings. Engaging contemporary feminist political issues and theory, contributors explore emerging pedagogical practices"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Feminist Popular Education: Pedagogies, Politics, and Possibilities / Linzi Manicom Manicom, Linzi, Shirley Walters Walters, Shirley 1

2 Shaping the Magic: Reflections on Some Core Principles of Feminist Popular Education / Dorine Plantenga Plantenga, Dorine 25

3 More Silence: Toward a Pedagogy of Feminist Decolonizing Solidarity / Carol Lynne D'Arcangelis D'Arcangelis, Carol Lynne, Audrey Huntley Huntley, Audrey 41

4 The Politics of Listening: The Power of Theater to Create Dialogic Spaces / Shauna Butterwick Butterwick, Shauna 59

5 Heartfelt Pedagogy in the Time of HIV and AIDS / Heather Ferris Ferris, Heather, Shirley Walters Walters, Shirley 75

6 Venus in Lesotho: Women, Theater, and the Collapsible Boundaries of Silence / Katt Lissard Lissard, Katt 93

7 Twenty-Year Sentences: Women's Writing Workshops in US Prisons and Jails / Tobi Jacobi Jacobi, Tobi 111

8 "Digging Up the Ground beneath Our Feet": Exploring Psychoanalytic Contributions to Feminist Popular Education / Anika Meckesheimer Meckesheimer, Anika, Barbara Williams Williams, Barbara 129

9 WWW.Net: Quest(ion)ing Transformative Possibilities of the Web / Jenny Horsman Horsman, Jenny 147

10 Feminist Health Education on the Internet: A Bittersweet Prospect / Lynne Hunt Hunt, Lynne, Deborah Kaercher Kaercher, Deborah 163

11 Holding onto Transformative Practices in a University: Musings of a Feminist Popular Educator / Salma Ismail Ismail, Salma 177

12 Feminist Artists and Popular Education: The Creative Turn / Darlene E. Clover Clover, Darlene E. 193

13 Becoming the Change You Want to See in the World / Michel Friedman Friedman, Michel 209

14 The Intersecting Roles of Religion, Culture, and Spirituality in Feminist Popular Education in a Post-9/11 US Context / Elizabeth J. Tisdell Tisdell, Elizabeth J., Felicia Brown-Haywood Brown-Haywood, Felicia, Nadira Charaniya Charaniya, Nadira, Jane West Walsh Walsh, Jane West.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230339132

0230339131

OCLC:

738335462