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This collection explores the way in which critical theory and practice can unite into a common vision of democratic hope. While each author has his or her own specialty, the thread of shared dreams is portrayed in a call for solidarity. The separate viewpoints are drawn together to constitute a democratic platform for an enlightened critical education agenda. From narrative to critical ethnography, case studies explore the multicultural and power struggles of states, districts, and schools. Intimately connected to all contributions in this collection is the commitment of each author to similarly share a common pregnancy of intention within a language of possibility.
List of contents
Introduction--Resistance Multiculturalism and the Politics of Difference by Barry Kanpol and Peter McLaren
Educational Change and the Crisis of the Left: Toward a Postmodern Educational Discourse by Svi Shapiro
Radical Democracy, The Politics of Difference, and Education by Michael Peters
The Fringe Dwellers: African American Women Scholars in the Postmodern Era by Beverly M. Gordon
Multicultural Education and Postmodernism: Movement toward a Dialogue by Carl A. Grant and Judyth M. Sachs
The Politics of Insurgent Multiculturalism in the Era of the Los Angeles Uprising by Henry A. Giroux
Pedagogies of Dissent and Transformation: A Dialogue about Postmodernity, Social Context, and the Politics of Literacy by Kris D. Gutierrez and Peter McLaren
Adult Education and the Politics of the Theoretical Text by Daniele D. Flannery
Learning the Hard Way: Maria's Story by Bonny Norton Peirce
Multiculturalism and Empathy: A Border Pedagogy of Solidarity by Barry Kanpol
The Conflicts of Difference in an Inner-City School: Experiencing Border Crossings in the Ghetto by Fred Yeo
Emerging Student and Teacher Voices: A Syncopated Rhythm in Public Education by Suzanne SooHoo
Safeguarding Empowerment by Jeffrey Cinnamond
Index
About the author
BARRY KANPOL is Professor of Secondary Foundations at Penn State, Harrisburg. He was born in Australia and lived in Israel for ten years. He has lived, studied, and taught in the United States since 1983. He is the coeditor of
Education, Democracy and the Politics of Difference with Peter McLaren (Bergin & Garvey, 1994).
