Border Crossings: Cultural Workers and the Politics of Education / Edition 2

by Henry A. Giroux

Overview

The concept of border and border crossing has important implications for how we theorize cultural politics, power, ideology, pedagogy and critical intellectual work. This completely revised and updated edition takes these areas and draws new connections between postmodernism, feminism, cultural studies and critical pedagogy. Highly relevant to the times which we currently live, Giroux reflects on the limits and possibilities of border crossings in the twenty-first century and argues that in the post-9/11 world, borders have not been collapsing but vigorously rebuilt. The author identifies the most pressing issues facing critical educators at the turn of the century and discusses topics such as the struggle over the academic canon; the role of popular culture in the curriculum; and the cultural war the New Right has waged on schools. New sections deal with militarization in public spaces, empire building, and the cultural politics of neoliberalism. Those interested in cultural studies, critical race theory, education, sociology and speech communication will find this a valuable source of information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415951487
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/08/2005
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Henry A. Giroux holds the Global Television Network Chair in Communications at McMaster University. He is the author of over 30 books, 11 of which were published by Routledge.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I Schooling and Cultural Politics 1. Postcolonial Ruptures/Democratic Possibilities 2. Crossing the Boundaries of Educational Discourse: Modernism, Postmodernism, and Feminism 3. Redefining the Boundaries of Race and Ethnicity: Beyond the Politics of Pluralism Part II Cultural Workers and Cultural Pedagogy4. Interview: Critical Pedagogy and Cultural Power 5. Cultural Studies, Resisting Difference and the Return of Critical Pedagogy 6. Popular Culture as a Pedagogy of Pleasure and Meaning: Decolonizing the Body Part III Neoliberalism and the Militarization of Public Space 7. Interview: Politics of Radical Pedagogy8. Challenging Neoliberalism's New World Order: The Promise of Critical Pedagogy 9. Education After Abu Ghraib: Revisiting Adorno's Politics of Education