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Book SynopsisThe translation of Lyotard's work into English in 1984 marked an important stage in the globalization of the modernity/postmodernity debate involving the central thinkers of the late 20th century, Michel Foucault, Júrgen Habermas, Richard Rorty, and others.
Table of ContentsPostmodern Education and the Politics of Backlash by Henry A. Giroux, Series Editor's Introduction Foreword by Jean-Francois Lyotard Introduction: Lyotard, Education, and the Postmodern Condition by Michael Peters The Loss of Innocence: Lyotard, Foucault, and the Challenge of Postmodern Education by William Bain Legitimation Problems: Knowledge and Education in the Postmodern Condition by Michael Peters Lyotard and Rorty on the Role of the Professor by A.T. Nuyen From Pragmatism to the Differend by J.M. Fritzman Postmodern Feminisms by Carol Nicholson Critical Pedagogy and the Pragmatics of Justice by Peter McLaren Lyotard, Postmodernity, and Education: A Critical Evaluation by John Hinkson Is Education at the End of a Sovereign Story or at the Beginning of Another? Cultural Political Possibilities and Lyotard by Barry Kanpol Pedagogy and Apedagogy: Lyotard and Foucault at Vincennes by James Marshall From Emancipation to Obligation: Sketch for a Heteronomous Politics of Education by Bill Readings Index
