Critical university : moving higher education forward / Tanya Loughead ; foreword by Peter McLaren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loughead, Tanya, author.

Contributor:

McLaren, Peter, 1948- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

xiii, 100 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015].

Summary:

What is the way forward for the contemporary university? Critical University: Moving Higher Education Forward traverses fields in critical theory (Marcuse, Althusser), psychoanalysis (Kristeva, Freud), phenomenology (Husserl), and the philosophy of education (predominantly Freire and hooks) to analyze the direction forward for the contemporary university. Loughead's writing style is lucid and accessible, yet provocative. She aims first and foremost for a pedagogical engagement with the reader, avoiding (or explicating clearly) the specialized vocabulary of her discipline. Though this book deals with complex philosophical ideas, its goal is not to merely tease out some abstract philosophical problem, but instead to intervene and provoke new directions in the contemporary discussion of the university in crisis, and to be part of a collection of works inspiring a more just society. Book jacket.

Contents:

Raising an eyebrow at the University

Radical teaching

Freedom-work

Critically thinking about what "Critical Thinking" is

Method, bell hooks, and Paulo Freire

Conclusion: Critical University.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739193754

0739193759

OCLC:

913556357