Curriculum Epistemicide: Towards An Itinerant Curriculum Theory (Routledge Studies in Education, Neoliberalism, and Marxism)

By: João M. Paraskeva

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Synopsis: Around the world, curriculum – hard sciences, social sciences and the humanities – has been dominated and legitimated by prevailing Western Eurocentric Anglophone discourses and practices. Drawing from and within a complex range of epistemological perspectives from the Middle East, Africa, Southern Europe, and Latin America, this volume presents a critical analysis of what the author, influenced by the work of Sousa Santos, coins curriculum epistemicides, a form of Western imperialism used to suppress and eliminate the creation of rival, alternative knowledges in developing countries. This exertion of power denies an education that allows for diverse epistemologies, disciplines, theories, concepts, and experiences. The author outlines the struggle for social justice within the field of curriculum, as well as a basis for introducing an Itinerant Curriculum Theory, highlighting the potential of this new approach for future pedagogical and political praxis.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 266 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781317562009
Related ISBNs:: 9780367195984, 9781138837911, 9781315734781
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 08/12/22
Copyrighted By:: Taylor and Francis
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Education, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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