Democratic Transformations: Eight Conflicts in the Negotiation of American Identity
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (972 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441173781 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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The great challenge of our generation is to uncover, discover, or invent our humanity anew, and to create an identity fit for a future worth having. This work reminds us to never stop considering and reconsidering the terms and conditions under which we developed as a nation-and are continuing to grapple with as we reach for an authentic democracy." - Deron Boyles, Professor of Philosophy of Education, Georgia State University "Kerry Burch revives eight fundamental pieces of public rhetoric into living artifacts, into provocative instruments of democratic pedagogy. The power of contradiction as both intellectual project and practical approach becomes clear in Kerry Burch's Democratic Transformations as he makes dazzling education work out of conflict, and invites us to dive into the wreckage and swim with confidence toward an uncertain and distant shore. It's a pleasure to read such a
The learning theory embodied in the structure of the book breaks new ground in terms of deepening and extending what it means to "teach the conflicts" and invites healthy reader participation with America's defining civic controversies. The result is a highly teachable book in the tradition of A People's History of the United States and Lies My Teacher Told Me.. What will it take for the American people to enact a more democratic version of themselves? How to better educate democratic minds and democratic hearts? In response to these crucial predicaments, this innovative book proposes that instead of ignoring or repressing the conflicted nature of American identity, these conflicts should be recognized as sites of pedagogical opportunity. From "The Pursuit of Happiness" to "The Military-Industrial Complex," Burch invites readers to encounter the fertile contradictions p
He has served as President of the Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society and is author of Eros as the Educational Principle of Democracy (Peter Lang, 2000) . Kerry Burch is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education at Northern Illinois University
He told me about this book and I'm glad I finally ordered it--it's got important stuff in it David Gessner I had a brief conversation with the author while in line at a store in Dekalb. He told me about this book and I'm glad I finally ordered it--it's got important stuff in it.