Dismantling Orientalist Representations in US Education - Schooling and Otherness in the Social Studies Classroom

This book examines the evolving role played by the social studies classroom in shaping national identity and contributing to Orientalism, which depicts the peoples of the Middle East as "the Other" relative to those of the United States and Europe.

List of contents

Introduction: Memory, Identity, and Otherness in Education 1. Understanding Orientalism 2. Race and Representation in Textbooks 3. From Antiquity to the Ottomans 4. From Colonialism to Modernization 5. Despotism, Decline, Difference, and Diffusion 6. Teachers' Reflections on Teaching the Middle East. Conclusion: Dismantling Orientalism and Reimagining Education

About the author

Daniel Osborn is an instructor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, United States, and an education nonprofit professional specializing in history and social studies curriculumwriting and teacher professional development.

Summary

This book examines the evolving role played by the social studies classroom in shaping national identity and contributing to Orientalism, which depicts the peoples of the Middle East as "the Other" relative to those of the United States and Europe.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Osborn
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032456836
• ISBN: 978-1-03-245683-6
• No. of pages: 212
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Research in Decolonizing Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / History, Moral and social purpose of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Schools, Multicultural education, Schools and pre-schools, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy