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Book SynopsisWinner - AERA 2011 Outstanding Book Award
Jacques Rancière: Education, Truth, Emancipation demonstrates the importance of Rancières work for educational theory, and in turn, it shows just how central Rancières educational thought is to his work in political theory and aesthetics. Charles Bingham and Gert Biesta illustrate brilliantly how philosophy can benefit from Rancières particular way of thinking about education, and go on to offer their own provocative account of the relationship between education, truth, and emancipation. Including a new essay by Rancière himself, this book is a must-read for scholars of social theory and all who profess to educate.
Trade Review"By showing how the relationship between education and emancipation can be thought of as political, rather than psychological or sociological, Bingham and Biesta put into question many received educational ideas, for example about what 'school improvement' means and what is involved in 'inclusive pedagogy'. The book's argument and experimentations with concepts such as 'police', 'politics' and 'disagreement' vividly portray the relevance of Ranciere's thought for contemporary education practice, policy-making and philosophy." - Caroline Pellatier, Institute of Education, University of London, UK"
Table of Contents1. On Ignorant Schoolmasters, by Jacques Ranciere; 2. A New Logic of Emancipation; 3. The Figure of the Child in Ranciere and Paulo Freire; 4. Inclusion in Question; 5. Recognition's Pedagogy; 6. Truth and Emancipation; 7. Learner, Student, Speaker; 8. Conclusion: The World is Not a School; Bibliography; Index.
