Jacques Ranciere: Education, Truth, Emancipation

Demonstrates the importance of Rancière's educational thought and how educational theory needs to be informed by his philosophical project.

Demonstrates the importance of Ranciere's educational thought and how educational theory needs to be informed by his philosophical project. This book illustrates how philosophy can benefit from Ranciere's particular way of thinking about education, and offer a provocative account of the relationship between education, truth, and emancipation.Winner - AERA 2011 Outstanding Book Award Jacques Rancire: Education, Truth, Emancipation demonstrates the importance of Rancires work for educational theory, and in turn, it shows just how central Rancires educational thought is to his work in political theory and aesthetics. Charles Bingham and Gert Biesta illustrate brilliantly how philosophy can benefit from Rancires particular way of thinking about education, and go on to offer their own provocative account of the relationship between education, truth, and emancipation. Including a new essay by Rancire himself, this book is a must-read for scholars of social theory and all who profess to educate.