Pedagogy and Power

Pedagogy and Power

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An exploration of the political dimensions of Graeco-Roman education and of its subsequent models from a range of intellectual perspectives. Classicists, historians, philosophers and literary scholars explore the role of classical learning in education.

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Pedagogy and Power by Yun Lee Too

Pedagogy and Power is a volume of interdisciplinary essays which explores the political dimensions of Graeco-Roman education and of its subsequent models. Seeking to make the various structures and discourses of intellectual authority more apparent, the essays argue that there is a social context for the knowledge imparted by classical models of pedagogy. They examine how such pedagogues instruct their pupils to function as citizens who rule or are ruled, privileging certain knowledge over others, and including some individuals while excluding others. Overall the book shows that the complex and plural authorities and power that have been associated with classical learning and knowledge are not part of a legacy to be unproblematically inherited or reproduced.
'… an example of impressive interdisciplinary scholarship, deserving of study by scholars in history, English and other language studies as well as classics' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Yun Lee Too is an independent scholar, formerly Professor in the Department of Classics, Columbia University.
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ISBN 13 9780521594356
ISBN 10 0521594359
Title Pedagogy and Power
Author Yun Lee Too
Series Ideas In Context
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1998-08-27
Number of pages 336
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