The Invention of Childhood Creativity - Colonialities and the Production of Difference

This text offers a comprehensive analysis of the concept of the modern creative and imaginative child in Western education.

Sommario

Series Foreword: Routledge Cultural Studies in Knowledge, Curriculum and Education
Acknowledgements
Introduction: An Image of the Creative Child
1. 'Child-as-Primitive' and the Naturalization of Imagination in Childhood
2. The Seduction of Nature in Arts Education
3. Playing The Child As An Artist, Or The Government Of The Child's Soul
4. The Normalization of Children's Creativity: Developmentalism As a Style of Reasoning Through Children's Drawings
5. The Historical Ambiguities Surrounding Imagination: The Government Of The Hopes And Fears Of The Child's Imaginative Mind
Looking back... and looking forward
References
Index

Info autore

Cat Martins is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Porto, Portugal. They are also Director of the doctoral program in Arts Education.

Riassunto

This text offers a comprehensive analysis of the concept of the modern creative and imaginative child in Western education.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Cat Martins
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.11.2024
• EAN: 9780367503642
• ISBN: 978-0-367-50364-2
• Pagine: 202
• Peso: 453 g
• Illustrazioni: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Routledge Cultural Studies in Knowledge, Curriculum, and Education
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia scolastica, didattica, metodica; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Arts in Education, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools