Tanya Loughead

Critical University (eBook, ePUB)

Moving Higher Education Forward

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What way forward for the contemporary university? Critical University: Moving Higher Education Forward traverses fields in critical theory (Marcuse, Althusser), psychoanalysis (Kristeva, Freud), phenomenology (Husserl), and the philosophy of education (predominantly Freire and hooks) to analyze the direction forward for the contemporary university. Loughead's writing style is lucid and accessible, yet provocative. She aims first and foremost for a pedagogical engagement with the reader, avoiding (or explicating clearly) the specialized vocabulary of her discipline. Though this book deals with complex philosophical ideas, its goal is not to merely tease out some abstract philosophical problem, but instead to intervene and provoke new directions in the contemporary discussion of the university in crisis, and to be part of a collection of works inspiring a more just society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498526319
• Artikelnr.: 44154637

Autorenporträt

Tanya Loughead is professor in the Department of Philosophy at Canisius College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Raising an Eyebrow at the University Chapter 2: Radical Teaching
Chapter 3: Freedom-Work Chapter 4: Critically Thinking About What 'Critical
Thinking' Is Chapter 5: Method, bell hooks, and Paulo Freire Conclusion:
Critical University