The Joy Principle: A Novel

Download or read book The Joy Principle: A Novel written by Ligia Pelosi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Joy Principle is a fictionalised novel about teachers and teaching in neoliberal times. It addresses the themes of teacher agency within a context of critical and creative praxis. The story centres on Alex, a graduate teacher who decides to disrupt the mandated pedagogical practices of literacy education. As an agent of transformative change, Alex provides an examination of how children learn best and how teachers can re-author themselves in their work within the constraints of contemporary practice. The novel is accompanied by a commentary on arts-based, narrative fiction as research.