Revolutionary Learning : Marxism, Feminism and Knowledge

Carpenter, Sara; Mojab, Shahrzad

ISBN 10: 0745336388 / ISBN 13: 9780745336381

Published by Pluto Press, 2017

Seller Inventory # 27953241-n

Synopsis:

Revolutionary Learning explores the Marxist and feminist theorisation of dialectics, praxis and consciousness in education and learning. Moving beyond previous books on Marxism and education, this groundbreaking text explores the core philosophical concepts that build the Marxist analysis of learning, extending its critique with significant implications for critical education scholarship, research and practice by drawing upon work by feminist, anti-racist and anti-colonial scholars. The authors reconsider the contributions of Marx, Gramsci and Freire to educational theory from an explicitly feminist perspective, moving Marxist analysis of education into a more complex relation to patriarchal and imperialist capitalism. The authors’ distinctive approach moves beyond other Marxian analyses which focus on the reproductive nature of schooling and educational institutions, by expanding theorisation into domains of radical and revolutionary educational praxis. Revolutionary Learning's importance lies not only in its contribution to theory, but its extension into pedagogical practice with special attention to how a revolutionary critique of ideology is taken up by educators in their daily work.

About the Authors:

Sara Carpenter is Assistant Professor in Educational Policy Studies at the University of Alberta and has worked as an adult educator in both community organisations and higher education. Her research interests are informed by her work with refugee and migrant populations as well as feminist, anti-poverty, and immigrant rights campaigns. She is the co-author of Revolutionary Learning (Pluto, 2017) and co-editor of Educating from Marx (Palgrave MacMillan, 2010).

Shahrzad Mojab is Professor of Adult Education and Women's Studies at OISE/University of Toronto. She is the co-author of Revolutionary Learning (Pluto, 2017), and editor of Marxism and Feminism (Zed, 2015), War, Violence, and Learning (Routledge, 2012) and Educating from Marx: Race, Gender and Learning (Palgrave MacMillan, 2010).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Revolutionary Learning : Marxism, Feminism ...
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New