Curriculum and the Generation of Utopia : Interrogating the Current State of Critical Curriculum Theory

As a follow-up to __Towards a Just Curriculum Theory__ and __Curriculum Epistemicide__ , this volume illuminates the challenges and contradictions which have prevented critical curriculum theory from establishing itself as an alternative to dominant Western Eurocentric epistemologies. __Curriculum and the Generation of Utopia__ re-visits the work of leading progressive theorists and draws on a complex range of epistemological perspectives from the Middle East, Africa, Southern Europe, and Latin America. Paraskeva illustrates how counter-dominant narratives have been suppressed by neoliberal dynamics through an exploration of key issues including: itinerant curriculum theory, globalization and internationalization, as well as utopianism. Foregrounding critical curriculum theory as a vector of de-colonization and de-centralization, the text puts forth Itinerant Curriculum Theory (ITC) as an alternative form of anti-colonial, theoretical engagement. This work forms an important addition to the literature surrounding critical curriculum theory. It will be of interest to post-graduate scholars, researchers and academics in the fields of curriculum studies, curriculum theory, and critical educational research. "This volume illuminates the challenges and contradictions which have prevented critical curriculum theory establishing itself as an alternative to dominant Western Eurocentric epistemologies. By re-visiting the work of leading progressive theorists and drawing on a complex and global range of epistemological perspectives, the text illustrates how counter-dominant narratives have been suppressed by neoliberal dynamics. Foregrounding critical curriculum theory as a vector of de-colonization and de-centralization, the text puts forth Itinerant Curriculum Theory (ITC) as an alternative form of anti-colonial, theoretical engagement"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Contents Acknowledgements The Generation of the Utopia: Foreword 1 Interrogating the Current State of Critical Curriculum Theory: The Need to Go Above and Beyond Neoliberal Rage Without Avoiding It 2 ‘Retrogressive Anthropogenesis’ or the Great Regression 3 El Patron Colonial de Poder. Game Over!: To Resist Re-existing and/or Re-exist Resisting Colonialism 4 What Happens With Critical Curriculum Theory? 5 The Generation of the Utopia: ‘Don’t Shoot Them!’ 6 Curriculum Involution. Severe Occidentosis To Be Continued: ‘Don’t Shoot the Utopists.’ Decolonize It Name Index Subject Index This work explores challenges and contradictions which have prevented critical curriculum theory establishing itself as an alternative to dominant Western Eurocentric epistemologies. Re-visiting the work of leading progressive theorists, this text illustrates how counter-dominant narratives have been suppressed by neoliberal dynamics.