Border Crossings, Second Edition: Cultural Workers and the Politics of Education

The concept of border and border crossing has important implications for how we theorize cultural politics, power, ideology, pedagogy and critical intellectual work. This completely revised and updated edition takes these areas and draws new connections between postmodernism, feminism, cultural studies and critical pedagogy. Highly relevant to the times which we currently live, Giroux reflects on the limits and possibilities of border crossings in the twenty-first century and argues that in the post-9/11 world, borders have not been collapsing but vigorously rebuilt. The author identifies the most pressing issues facing critical educators at the turn of the century and discusses topics such as the struggle over the academic canon; the role of popular culture in the curriculum; and the cultural war the New Right has waged on schools. New sections deal with militarization in public spaces, empire building, and the cultural politics of neoliberalism. Those interested in cultural studies, critical race theory, education, sociology and speech communication will find this a valuable source of information. Front cover 1 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction 12 Part I: Schooling and Cultural Politics 20 Chapter 1. Postcolonial Ruptures/Democratic Possibilities 22 Chapter 2. Crossing the Boundaries of Educational Discourse: Modernism, Postmodernism, and Feminism 42 Chapter 3. Redifining the Boundaries of Race and Ethnicity: Beyond the Politics of Pluralism 94 Part II: Cultural Workers and Cultural Pedagogy 132 Chapter 4. Critical Pedagogy and Cultural Power: An Interview with Henry A. Giroux' 134 Chapter 5. Cultural Studies, Resisting Difference, and the Return of Critical Pedagogy 148 Chapter 6. Popular Culture as a Pedagogy of Pleasure and Meaning: Decolonizing the Body' 168 Part III: Neoliberalism and the Militarization of Public Space 196 Chapter 7. Interview: Politics of Radical Pedagogy' 198 Chapter 8. Challenging Neoliberalism's New World Order: The Promise of Critical Pedagogy' 220 Chapter 9. Education after Abu Ghraib: Revisiting Adorno's Politics of Education1 232 Index 266 Back cover 276

Since 1992, Border Crossings has showcased Henry Giroux's extraordinary range as a thinker by bringing together a series of essays that refigure the relationship between post-modernism, feminism, cultural studies and critical pedagogy. With discussions of topics including the struggle over academic canon, the role of popular culture in the curriculum and the cultural war the New Right has waged on schools, Giroux identified the most pressing issues facing critical educators at the turn of the century. In this revised edition, Giroux reflects on the limits and possibilities of border crossings in the 21st century. "Borders" in our post 9/11 world have not been collapsing, he argues, but vigorously rebuilt. In order to have a truly critically engaged citizenry the challenges of these new "borders"- such as the increased militarization of public spaces, the rise of neo-liberalism, and the war in Iraq- must play a vital role in any debate on school and pedagogy.

Since 1992, Border Crossings has show cased Henry A. Giroux's extraordinary range as a thinker by bringing together a series of essays that refigure the relationship between post-modernism, feminism, cultural studies and critical pedagogy. With discussions of topics including the struggle over academic canon, the role of popular culture in the curriculum and the cultural war the New Right has waged on schools, Giroux identified the most pressing issues facing critical educators at the turn of the century. In this revised edition, Giroux reflects on the limits and possibilities of border crossings in the 21st century. "Borders" in our post 9/11 world have not been collapsing, he argues, but vigorously rebuilt. In order to have a truly critically engaged citizenry the challenges of these new "borders"- such as the increased militarization of public spaces, the rise of neo-liberalism, and the war in Iraq- must play a vital role in any debate on school and pedagogy. Postcolonial ruptures/democratic possibilities Crossing the boundaries of educational discourse : modernism, postmodernism, and feminism Redefining the boundaries of race and ethnicity : beyond the politics of pluralism Critical pedagogy and cultural power An interview with Henry A. Giroux Cultural studies, resisting difference, and the return of critical pedagogy Popular culture as a pedagogy of pleasure and meaning : decolonizing the body Interview : politics of radical pedagogy Challenging neoliberalism's new world order : the promise of critical pedagogy Education after Abu Ghraib : revisiting Adorno's politics of education. The struggle over the academic canon, the politics of racial justice, the educational role of the wider culture, and the assault on higher education by right-wing conservatives - these and more, explains Henry A. Giroux, are the most pressing issues facing critical educators today. In this new edition of a classic text, Giroux reflects on the limits and possibilities of border crossings in the twenty-first century - from the increased militarization of public spaces, the rise of neoliberalism, the war in Iraq, and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal - and the vital role they must play in any debate on education and pedagogy. Drawing on new connections between postmodernism, feminism, cultural studies and critical pedagogy, the author reflects on the limits and possibilities of border crossings in the twenty-first century, and argues that in the post-9/11 world, borders have not been collapsing, but vigorously rebuilt The concept of border crossing has important implications for how we theorize cultural politics, pedagogy and critical intellectual work. This text identifies some of the key issues facing critical educators since the turn of the century. In this collection of seminal essays, Henry Giroux reconceptualises academic discourse and academic boundaries to accommodate the many changes that are taking place in higher education