Educating for democratic consciousness : counter-hegemonic possibilities / edited by Ali A. Abdi, Paul R. Carr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abdi, Ali A., 1955- editor.

Carr, Paul R., editor.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Critical studies in democracy & political literacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship--Study and teaching.

Citizenship.

Democracy and education.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

xii, 292 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2013]

Summary:

This collection of 18 essays, presented as separately authored chapters that are effectively standalone, explores critical and counter-hegemonic pedagogies that foster democratic consciousness, as well as critical perspectives on neoliberal subjectivity's monopoly on democratic consciousness. The essays have an internationalist orientation and draw on examples from across the world. Some are focused on classroom settings, while many others are oriented toward popular formats. Specific topics include public education in the age of empire, debates on language and schooling, neoliberal knowledge imperialism, multiculturalism and democratization in Switzerland and Canada, and more. The contributors are educators from around the world, mostly university professors with backgrounds in education, cultural studies, international relations, and sociology. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Framing Contemporary Democracy and the Potential for Counterhegemonic Possibilities / Ali A. Abdi

ch. 2 Recontextualizing and Reculturing Education for "Democratic" Consciousness: Social and Philosophical Analyses / Ali A. Abdi

ch. 3 Reshaping the Democratic Truth, and Rethinking Democracy without Elections / Paul R. Carr

ch. 4 Democratic Education, Thinking Out Differently / George J. Sefa Dei

ch. 5 Reinventing Democracy: Challenges and Counterhegemonic Alternatives for Brazilian Education / Ranilce Guimaraes-losif

ch. 6 Relocating the Debate on Democracy, Language, and Schooling: Challenges for Educators Working with Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students / Pierre Orelus

ch. 7 The End of the Obedient Neoliberal Citizen: Differential Consciousness and Reimagining Citizenship in a Time of Transformation / Lynette Shultz

ch. 8 Democratic Public Education in the Age of Empire and the Multitude / Dennis Carlson

ch. 9 Animating Democracy: The Civic and Pedagogical Imperatives / Randy Hoover

ch. 10 What We Are Willing to Know: Deconstructing UNESCO / Peter Pericles Trifonas

ch. 11 Education and Democracy under Neoliberal Knowledge Imperialism / Adeela Arshad-Ayaz

ch. 12 Challenging Neoliberal Anti-Intellectualism, Consumerism, and Utilitarianism: Achieving Deweyian and Freirean Visions of Critically Engaged Citizens / Michael O'Sullivan

ch. 13 Democracy as a Practice of Resistance and Resilience against Tyranny / Gina Thesee

ch. 14 Iron Man Democracy: Militainment and Democratic Possibilities / William M. Reynolds

ch. 15 Inventing Democracy: Teaching and Togetherness / Noah De Lissovoy

ch. 16 Vibrant Democracy Requires More Than Facts and Acts: "Ordinary Politics" for Youth Political Engagement / Joel Westheimer

ch. 17 Multiculturalism and Democratization in Switzerland and Canada / Carl E. James

ch. 18 National Identity and the Education of Immigrants: Greece and the Rights of "Non-Citizens" / Vicki Macris.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

143311710X

9781433117114

1433117118

9781433117107

OCLC:

819631805

Publisher Number:

99955515646