Capitalism-Culture and Educational Praxis: A Long Revolution [Paperback]

This book focuses on educational praxisconnecting work inside schools with work outside schoolto produce a revitalized critical theory of education that shows its slide away from Marxism and toward culturalism. The chapters outline a knowledge production process in three connected parts: a critical history; conceptual extensions; and praxis. 

Chapter 1: Becoming Academic: The Construction of Political Bias.- Chapter 2: A Critical History of ECT: From Marxism to Culturalism.- Chapter 3: Finding Capitalist and Cultural Connections: Marx & Others.- Chapter 4: The Oneness of Capitalism and Culture within ECT.- Chapter 5: Marxist Praxis.- Chapter 6: Extended Praxis within ECT.- Chapter 7: That Cant Be Here Done or Can It?.

Andrew Gitlin is Professor in the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy at the University of Georgia, USA. His work focuses on school transformation that works on and mediates societal inequalities including issues of race, class, and gender. 

This book focuses on educational praxisconnecting work inside schools with work outside schoolto produce a revitalized critical theory of education that shows its slide away from Marxism and toward culturalism. The chapters outline a knowledge production process in three connected parts: a critical history; conceptual extensions; and praxis. 

Illustrates specific ways activism inside school informs activism outside school Creatively ties capitalism and culture to advance our understanding about injustice Uses praxis and materialist-cultural history to develop a knowledge approach for Educational Critical TheoryGitlin's book is a serious and provocative analysis of some of the most important issues confronting critical social theory in education. It consistently raises questions that challenge a number of the assumptions that guide crl£è