| Poststructuralism, Politics and Education Contributor(s): Peters, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0897894200 ISBN-13: 9780897894203 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: The poststructuralist critique of subject-centered reason is investigated, both historically and theoretically, against the background of the modernity/postmodernity and "information society" debates. Peters criticizes neoliberal constructions of the subject in education that rest heavily on the assumption of "economic man." He searches for viable contemporary political forms by investigating the role of intellectuals and education in postmodern culture; the neoliberal doctrine of the self-limiting state; and its construction of "market" subjects such as education and the politics of space, ethics after Auschwitz, science and technology, the critical role of mass media, cybernetics and cyberspace, democracy and the politics of difference. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Aims & Objectives |
| Dewey: 370.115 |
| LCCN: 95036905 |
| Lexile Measure: 1560 |
| Series: Critical Studies in Education & Culture (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.12" W x 9.24" (0.76 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The poststructuralist critique of subject-centered reason is investigated, both historically and theoretically, against the background of the modernity/postmodernity and information society debates. Peters criticizes neoliberal constructions of the subject in education that rest heavily on the assumption of economic man. He searches for viable contemporary political forms by investigating the role of intellectuals and education in postmodern culture; the neoliberal doctrine of the self-limiting state; and its construction of market subjects such as education and the politics of space, ethics after Auschwitz, science and technology, the critical role of mass media, cybernetics and cyberspace, democracy and the politics of difference. |