Postcolonial Perspectives on Global Citizenship Education

Download or read book Postcolonial Perspectives on Global Citizenship Education written by Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-02-06 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume bridges the gap between contemporary theoretical debates and educational policies and practices. It applies postcolonial theory as a framework of analysis that attempts to engage with and go beyond essentialism, ethno- and euro-centrisms through a critical examination of contemporary case studies and conceptual issues. From a transdisciplinary and post-colonial perspective, this book offers critiques of notions of development, progress, humanism, culture, representation, identity, and education. It also examines the implications of these critiques in terms of pedagogical approaches, social relations and possible future interventions.