Race, Culture, and Politics in Education
A Global Journey From South Africa
James A Banks author Kogila Moodley author James A Banks editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Teachers' College Press
Published:4th Dec '20
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This autobiographical volume will foster a deeper understanding of racism, discrimination, and inequality in all its subtleties. Through storytelling, framed within the life journey of a South African sociologist of Indian ancestry, this book examines how marginalized communities lived with, fought, and braved racial engineering under apartheid. Moodley shares her experiences of living, studying, and teaching race, ethnicity, identity, nationalism, and critical multiculturalism in five countries: South Africa, the United States, Germany, Egypt, and Canada. Everyday experiences are blended with academic interpretations, so readers gain insights from what is in part memoir and in other parts educational lessons drawn from numerous microexperiences. Subjects range from indentured labor to expropriation, the influences of Gandhi and Mandela, antisemitism in Europe to welfare colonialism in Canada, sectarianism in the Middle East to strategies for combatting bigotry in America.
Book Features:
- Presents autobiographical material buttressed by strong theoretically driven social science research findings.
- Connects personal, cultural, and political landscapes to promote a global political literacy.
- Sketches subjects such as indigeneity (First Nations in Canada), memorialization in Germany (Holocaust), and sectarianism in the Middle East.
- Assesses the impact of role models and leaders, such as Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi.
- Examines how past injustices can be addressed both symbolically and materially. <
“Moodley’s life journey and reflections provide invaluable food for thought for teachers involved in current attempts to promote racial inclusiveness and move higher education beyond the legacy of its colonial past.”
—Ethnic and Racial Studies
“Eminently readable, clearly stated with a strong narrative arc, Race, Culture, and Politics in Education: A Global Journey From South Africa is grounded in the sociology of education that has been Moodley’s life and work, most recently at the University of British Columbia, where she was the first holder of the David Lam Chair of Multicultural Studies. Her teaching style encourages discovery rather than indoctrination, guiding readers to absorb and synthesize new information to help them navigate our modern era where identity is key.”
—The Ormsby Review
“This text is highly recommended for those who are interested in multicultural education and issues of inclusion. It provides an introspective narrative from a highly respected and decorated scholar.”
—Teachers College Record
ISBN: 9780807764893
Dimensions: 235mm x 162mm x 12mm
Weight: 349g
176 pages