Social Justice in These Times
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- Contents
Thirteen contributions from academics representing a variety of disciplines confront issues relating to social justice in a post-9/11 world. Sample topics include the politics of coalition building among progressive educators and the role of participatory democracy in the critical praxis of social justice.
Part I. The Philosophy, Theory & Praxis of Social Justice.
- Chapter 1. Introduction; James O'Donnell, Rudolfo Chávez Chávez and Marc Pruyn.
- Chapter 2. The Role of Participatory Democracy in the Critical Praxis of Social Justice; Myriam Torres.
- Chapter 3. Those Who Dare, Teach: Living a Pedagogy for Social Justice; Roberto Bahruth.
- Part II. Instantiating Social Justice: Engaging Within Cultural, Pedagogical & Political Contexts.
- Chapter 4. Schooling for a Democratic Society: Critical Pedagogy in the Democratic Classroom; Jim O'Donnell.
- Chapter 5. Confronting Difference: Progressive Politics and Sites of Resistance; Deborah McGriff, Margaret Zamudio, Catherine Connolly and Francisco Rios.
- Chapter 6. Critical Performative Pedagogy: A Feasible Praxis for Teacher Education; Ruth Harman and Kristen French.
- Chapter 7. Social Justice: A Forgotten Issue in the Education of Teachers in Mexico; Luis Huerta-Charles.
- Chapter 8. Teaching for Social Justice: Reflections of a Cultural Worker; YiShan Lea.
- Part III. Empire & Social Justice: Neo-liberalism, Bush & No Child Left Behind.
- Chapter 9. No Child Left Behind: The Rise of Educational Markets and the Decline of Social Justice; David Hursh.
- Chapter 10. Communal Truth and the Literacy Landscape: Echoings of Perspectives, Positions and Practices; Kyle Shanton.
- Chapter 11. Social Justice in Times of McCarthyism Renaissance: Surveillance, Ethics, and Neo-Liberalism; César Augusto Rossatto.
- Chapter 12. Protest and Activism: Standing-up for Peace and Civil Liberties in New Mexico Under Homeland Security and The U.S.A. PATRIOT Acts; David Boje.
- Chapter 13. Neo-Liberal Citizenship, The New Imperialism and Federal Education Policy: A Critical Analysis; Peter McLaren and Nathalia Jaramillo.