Raymond Williams and Education - History, Culture, Democracy

Raymond Williams'' major contributions to intellectual progress are usually categorised within cultural theory, media studies or neo-Marxist studies. Serious analysis of his contributions to education as a field of practice as well as a field of study have been relatively neglected. This is the first book to redress that omission, focusing on how his writing and thought have helped us to understand education in Britain and also provide analytical tools that have helped to shape educational studies in the USA and internationally. Ian Menter draws on Williams'' several novels, including , as well as on his seminal contributions to cultural theory, including Culture and Society, The Long Revolution, Keywords and Marxism and Literature. Menter also examines how Williams'' life shaped his understanding of education including his early involvement in adult education and his deeply ambivalent relationship with the academy. Public education is positioned as a key arena of social struggle where decisions shaping the nature of our futures and crucial to creating a democratic and just society. The book includes a foreword by Michael Apple who is John Boscom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, which makes reference to the importance of Williams'' work in relation to education in the USA.>

Product details

• Authors: Ian Menter
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781350226821
• ISBN: 978-1-350-22682-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Education, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, PHILOSOPHY / General, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, EDUCATION / History, Society & culture: general, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social Pedagogy, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Popular philosophy, History of Education, Philosophy & theory of education, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Philosophy and theory of education, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000