Althusser and Education /
"Louis Althusser was one of the foremost Marxist philosophers of the 20th century. His thinking laid the groundwork for critical educational theory, yet it is often misunderstood in critical pedagogy and sociology of education. In this book, David Backer reexamines Althusser's philosophy o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London [England] :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Radical politics and education.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Louis Althusser was one of the foremost Marxist philosophers of the 20th century. His thinking laid the groundwork for critical educational theory, yet it is often misunderstood in critical pedagogy and sociology of education. In this book, David Backer reexamines Althusser's philosophy of education, presents its flawed reception in critical educational research, and draws out what the philosophy has to offer us today. Correcting the record about Althusser's thinking in the traditional narrative of critical educational research becomes an opportunity to revisit fundamental questions for thinking about school in its social context. For students and researchers of education, critical theory, sociology of education, and critical pedagogy, this book will be a resource for rethinking the social foundations of education, both as a field and as a set of theoretical frameworks for educational research."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350101517 1350101516 9781350101500 1350101508 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781350101517 |