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Edited by Avi I. Mintz, Humber College, Canada This volume traces the history of Western philosophy of education in Antiquity� Between the fifth century BCE and the fifth century CE, Plato, Isocrates, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, and others, raised questions about the nature of teaching and learning, the relationship of education and politics, and the elements of a distinctively philosophical education� Their arguments on these topics launched a conversation that occupied philosophers over the millennia and continues today�
UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 296 pages PB 9781350365865 • £25�99 / $35�95 Previously published in HB 9781350074415 ePub 9781350074422 • £81�00 / $112�65 ePdf 9781350074439 • £81�00 / $112�65 Series: A History of Western Philosophy of Education • Bloomsbury Academic
Edited by Tal Gilead, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel This volume traces the history of Western philosophy of education through the Age of Enlightenment� The period between 1650 and 1850 was one of rapid intellectual development that revolutionized how education is viewed� Even the most progressive thinkers of the start of this period would have found the educational ideas expressed at its end odd, alien, and even dangerous� Shaped by broad intellectual movements, such as the Enlightenment, the counter-enlightenment and romanticism, as well as by the work of exceptional individuals including John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Hélvetius, Mary Wollstonecraft, Pestalozzi, Fröbel and Emerson, the educational philosophy of this period has laid the foundations of how we think of and conduct education today�
UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 280 pages PB 9781350365872 • £25�99 / $35�95 Previously published in HB 9781350074491 ePub 9781350074507 • £81�00 / $112�65 ePdf 9781350074514 • £81�00 / $112�65 Series: A History of Western Philosophy of Education • Bloomsbury Academic
Edited by Anna Pagès, Ramon Llull University, Spain This volume traces the history of Western philosophy of education in the contemporary landscape (1914-2020)� It covers the Cuban Revolution, the events of May 1968 in Paris, the Zapatista Revolution, the Arab Spring revolutions, the two World Wars, the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall� Philosophical problems covered include justice, freedom, critical thought, equity, philosophy for children, decolonialism, liberal education, feminism, and plurality� These are discussed in relation to key philosophers and pedagogues including Jacques Derrida, Paulo Freire, Simone De Beauvoir, Judith Butler, R�S� Peters, bell hooks, Martha Nussbaum, Matthew Lipman, Giorgio Agamben, Maxine Greene, and Simone Weil�
UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 288 pages PB 9781350365889 • £25�99 / $35�95 Previously published in HB 9781350074576 ePub 9781350074583 • £81�00 / $112�65 ePdf 9781350074590 • £81�00 / $112�65 Series: A History of Western Philosophy of Education • Bloomsbury Academic
A History of Western Philosophy of Education in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Edited by Kevin H. Gary, Valparaiso University, USA This volume traces the history of Western philosophy of education from the Medieval through the Renaissance period (500-1550)� This vast expanse of time includes the rise of Christian monasticism (one of the most enduring and revolutionary models of education in the history of the West), the birth of Islam (with its advances in mathematical, scientific, and philosophical reasoning), the rise of the university (as an emerging force distinct from ecclesiastical and state control), and the dawn of the Enlightenment� It includes chapters on the educational thought of Benedict, Abelard, Heloise, Aquinas, Maimonides, the prophet Mohammaed, Hrosvitha of Ganderscheim, Hildegard of Bingen, among others� It also considers the educational impact of Reformation thinkers like Erasmus and Luther, and Renaissance thinkers such as Montaigne�
UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 264 pages PB 9781350365896 • £25�99 / $35�95 Previously published in HB 9781350074453 ePub 9781350074460 • £81�00 / $112�65 ePdf 9781350074477 • £81�00 / $112�65 Series: A History of Western Philosophy of Education • Bloomsbury Academic
Edited by Andrea R. English, University of Edinburgh, UK This volume traces the history of Western philosophy of education through the Modern Era� The period between 1850 and 1914 was a time of struggle for justice and opportunity, during which influential thinkers addressed how education is fundamentally connected to questions of what it means to be human� Readers will find a provocative collection of educational theories and concepts that point to the inherent value of the diversity of human experience and background� Each chapter illuminates how the ideas of the modern era hold promise for a meaningful re-envisioning of educational practice and policy today�
UK January 2023 • US January 2023 • 296 pages PB 9781350365902 • £25�99 / $35�95 Previously published in HB 9781350074538 ePub 9781350074545 • £81�00 / $112�65 ePdf 9781350074552 • £81�00 / $112�65 Series: A History of Western Philosophy of Education • Bloomsbury Academic
Why Teach Philosophy in Schools?
The Case for Philosophy on the Curriculum
Jane Gatley, Swansea University, UK This book presents a case for teaching philosophy in schools centred around two original arguments for teaching philosophy to all students at some point over the course of their education� Gatley argues that teaching philosophy is the best way to help students to think clearly using ordinary, or non-specialist concepts such as ‘good’, ‘truth’, or ‘happiness’� She goes on to argues that teaching philosophy is the best way to help students to make sense of the different conceptual schemes used by different school subjects�
UK April 2023 • US April 2023 • 224 pages • 10 bw illus HB 9781350268357 • £90�00 / $120�00 ePub 9781350268371 • £81�00 / $112�65 ePdf 9781350268364 • £81�00 / $112�65 Series: Bloomsbury Philosophy of Education • Bloomsbury Academic
Contested Perspectives
Edited by Antonia Darder, Loyola Marymount University, USA, Cleveland Hayes II, Indiana University, USA & Howard Ryan, West Virginia University, USA Written by leading educational theorists from Germany, South Africa, the UK and the USA, this book provokes new dialogue between Marxists, critical race theory scholars, and other raceinspired educational theorists with the aim of countering racism and class inequalities� Including an opening chapter by Howard Ryan, a doctoral student with a background in teaching and labor organizing, that substantively engages questions of class, race, and educational reform, the following chapters provide insightful and penetrating responses highlighting the differences and similarities in perspectives�
UK April 2023 • US April 2023 • 320 pages PB 9781350212374 • £21�99 / $29�95 • HB 9781350212381 • £65�00 / $90�00 ePub 9781350212404 • £19�79 / $27�47 ePdf 9781350212398 • £19�79 / $27�47 Bloomsbury Academic World English
Freire and Critical Theorists
Crystal Green, University of Helsinki, Finland This book draws connections between Paulo Freire and some of the most influential critical scholars of the 20th century� Each chapter pairs Freire with one of 11 critical scholars, giving a biographical summary and expanding the shared themes in their work� The critical theorists covered are: Mikhail Bakhtin, Pierre Bourdieu, Enrique Dussel, Frantz Fanon, Michel Foucault, Nancy Fraser, Eric Fromm, Antonio Gramsci, Jurgen Habermas, bell hooks and Iris Young� The book takes up Freire’s invitation to use his perspective as a lens into different contexts and offers an expanded look at Freire’s contribution to critical theory�
UK May 2023 • US May 2023 • 144 pages PB 9781350333710 • £14�99 / $19�95 • HB 9781350333703 • £45�00 / $61�00 ePub 9781350333734 • £13�49 / $19�22 ePdf 9781350333727 • £13�49 / $19�22 Series: Freire in Focus • Bloomsbury Academic
Freire and Children's Literature
Ernest Morrell, University of Notre Dame, USA & Jodene Morrell, University of Notre Dame, USA Building on and inspired by the work of Paulo Freire, this book offers an accessible introduction to how children’s literature can be used in classrooms to explore cultural diversity and nurture collective qualities of shared joy, love and agency� The authors show how critical pedagogy and culturally responsive instruction can create meaningful ways for parents, teachers, and community leaders to engage with children's and young adult literature� Unique and theoretically grounded, the book presents many opportunities to weave the ideas of Freire into the fabric of K-12 schooling�
UK July 2023 • US July 2023 • 144 pages PB 9781350292246 • £14�99 / $19�95 • HB 9781350292239 • £45�00 / $61�00 ePub 9781350292260 • £13�49 / $19�22 ePdf 9781350292253 • £13�49 / $19�22 Series: Freire in Focus • Bloomsbury Academic
Freire and Environmentalism
Ecopedagogy
Greg William Misiaszek, Beijing Normal University, China, and UCLA, USA Building on Paulo Freire’s educational theory and the critical pedagogy movement, this book provides a short and accessible introduction to Freirean environmentalism and ecopedaogy� Ecopedagogy offers a new political and educational vision that strives for a critical, culturally relevant forms of knowledge centred on sustainability, the future of the planet, and ending all forms of oppression� Written for anyone with an interest in education and the environment, this book offers new ways of thinking and teaching about the environmental crisis we are living through�
UK May 2023 • US May 2023 • 144 pages PB 9781350292093 • £14�99 / $19�95 • HB 9781350292109 • £45�00 / $61�00 ePub 9781350292123 • £13�49 / $19�22 ePdf 9781350292116 • £13�49 / $19�22 Series: Freire in Focus • Bloomsbury Academic
Radical Politics and Education
Derek R. Ford, DePauw University, USA ; Tyson E. Lewis, University of North Texas, USA
Against Sex Education
Pedagogy, Sex Work, and State Violence
Caitlin Howlett, DePauw University, USA Through analysis centred on the marginalised lives of sex workers, this open access book explores the relationship between sex education and sex work and reveals how sex education continues to reinforce sexism, racism, colonialism and capitalism� Drawing on Foucauldian genealogy, feminist history, epistemology, post-humanism, and queer of color critique, this book calls for an end to sex education as a federally funded project and argues for new pedagogical approaches to educating about sex, gender, and sexuality in schools� The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
Rethinking Philosophy for Children
Agamben and Education as Pure Means
Tyson E. Lewis, University of North Texas, USA & Igor Jasinski, Pingry School, New Jersey, USA By utilizing the philosophy of Giorgio Agamben, the authors of this open access book propose a radical reconceptualization of the practice known as Philosophy for Children (P4C) that focuses on the experience of one’s potentiality to speak rather than the development of specific skills or types of speaking. Throughout the theoretical discussion, the authors offer practical applications and excerpts of children’s dialogue to provide anchoring points for classroom teachers� The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
UK April 2023 • US April 2023 • 184 pages PB 9781350225060 • £28�99 / $39�95 Previously published in HB 9781350178441 ePub 9781350178465 • £0�00 / $0�00 ePdf 9781350178458 • £0�00 / $0�00 Series: Radical Politics and Education • Bloomsbury Academic UK April 2023 • US April 2023 • 168 pages PB 9781350216822 • £28�99 / $39�95 Previously published in HB 9781350133570 ePub 9781350133594 • £0�00 / $0�00 ePdf 9781350133587 • £0�00 / $0�00 Series: Radical Politics and Education • Bloomsbury Academic
