Otherwise occupied :: pedagogies of alterity and the brahminization of theory /

Tracing the historical development of recent identity-based trends in literary theory to their roots in structuralism, Dorothy M. Figueira questions the extent to which theories and pedagogies of alterity have actually enabled us to engage the Other. She tracks academic attempts to deal with alterit...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Figueira, Dorothy Matilda, 1955-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2008.
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung:Tracing the historical development of recent identity-based trends in literary theory to their roots in structuralism, Dorothy M. Figueira questions the extent to which theories and pedagogies of alterity have actually enabled us to engage the Other. She tracks academic attempts to deal with alterity from their inception in critical thought in the 1960s to the present. Focusing on multiculturalism and postcolonialism as professional and institutional practices, Figueira examines how such theories and pedagogies informed the academic and public discourse regarding September 11. She also investigates the theories and pedagogies of alterity as crucial elements in the bureaucratization of diversity within academe and discusses their impact on affirmative action.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 163 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-157) and index.
ISBN:9781435695443
1435695445
9780791477601
0791477606

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Volltext öffnen