Cultura, política y práctica educativa (Fundamentos de la educación)

by Henry A. Giroux

En este libro, Hernry A. Giroux, siempre a contracorriente, nos hace reflexionar sobre los poderes que imponen una subordinación de la educación y de la cultura a las dinámicas de mercado. Su crítica a lo que está permitido pensar, desde el comercialismo de Walt Disney a las limitaciones conservadoras al multiculturalismo, abre un espacio para la resistencia y la transformación que necesitamos los profesionales de la educación. En “Cultura, política y práctica educativa”, el autor genera un nuevo debate y ofrece alternativas para desbordar las iniciativas neoliberales, revalorizando una propuesta que cita de su amigo Paulo una comprensión crítica del valor de los sentimientos, las emociones y el deseo como parte del proceso de aprendizaje.

142 pages, Paperback

Published April 12, 2001

About the author

American cultural critic. One of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States, he is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, higher education, media studies, and critical theory.

A high-school social studies teacher in Barrington, Rhode Island for six years, Giroux has held positions at Boston University, Miami University, and Penn State University. In 2005, Giroux began serving as the Global TV Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

Giroux has published more than 35 books and 300 academic articles, and is published widely throughout education and cultural studies literature. Since arriving at McMaster, Giroux has been a featured faculty lecturer, and has published nine books, including his most recent work, The University in Chains: Confronting the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex.

Routledge named Giroux as one of the top fifty educational thinkers of the modern period in 2002.