Radical Hope - A Teaching Manifesto (Paperback)

Higher education has seen better days. Harsh budget cuts, the precarious nature of employment in colleague teaching, and political hostility to the entire enterprise of education have made for an increasingly fraught landscape. Radical Hope is an ambitious response to this state of affairs, at once political and practice - the work of an activist, teacher, and public intellectual grappling with some of the most pressing topics at the intersection of higher education and social justice. Kevin Gannon asks that the contemporary university's manifold problems be approached as opportunities for critical engagement, arguing that, when done effectively, teaching is by definition emancipatory and hopeful. Considering individual pedagogical practice, the students who are the primary audience and beneficiaries of teaching, and the institutions and systems within which teaching occurs, Radical Hope surveys the field, tackling everything from impostor syndrome to cell phones in class to allegations of a campus 'free speech crisis'. Throughout, Gannon translates ideals into tangible strategies and practices (including key takeaways at the conclusion of each chapter), with the goal of reclaiming teachers' essential role in the discourse of higher education.

General

Imprint:	West Virginia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Release date:	March 2020
Authors:	Kevin M. Gannon
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-1-949199-51-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General
LSN:	1-949199-51-7
Barcode:	9781949199512

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