Classroom in conflict : teaching controversial subjects in a diverse society / John A. Williams.
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TextSeries: SUNY series in philosophy of educationPublication details: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1994.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 204 pages)Content type: - text
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- College teaching -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Educational sociology -- United States -- Case studies
- Multiculturalism -- United States -- Case studies
- History -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Social aspects -- United States
- Enseignement universitaire -- Aspect social -- États-Unis -- Cas, Études de
- Sociologie de l'éducation -- États-Unis -- Cas, Études de
- Multiculturalisme -- États-Unis -- Cas, Études de
- Histoire -- Étude et enseignement (Supérieur) -- Aspect social -- États-Unis
- Sociologie de l'éducation -- États-Unis -- Études de cas
- Multiculturalisme -- États-Unis -- Études de cas
- EDUCATION -- Higher
- College teaching -- Social aspects
- Educational sociology
- Multiculturalism
- United States
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-198) and index.
One classroom: an introduction -- Conflicting views of the classroom revolution -- The teacher's pitch and the student audience -- Insiders and outsiders -- The colonizer and the colonized -- The uses of comparative history -- Teaching a racially sensitive subject -- On understanding the South African freedom struggle -- Imperialism -- Nationalism and racism: the keywords -- Structures of argument in African history -- The other: the problem of authenticity -- The world context of American pluralism -- Learning in the pluralist classroom -- The rules of discussion -- In pursuit of pluralism.
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"This book transcends recent debates about political correctness to address the underlying problems of teaching controversial subjects in the college and university history classroom. The author criticizes both sides of the debate, rejecting, on the one hand, calls for a uniform, chronological history curriculum and, on the other hand, claims that only ethnic or racial "insiders" are qualified to teach about their communities." "In chapters on colonial, comparative, and African history, Williams applies the concept of "Gandhian truth" to historical subjects, moving through tentative and flexible perspectives to achieve a complex picture of historical episodes. And in chapters on imperialism, nationalism, racism, and the problem of "the other," he discusses the difficult and contingent nature of conceptual language. In the second half of the book, he addresses framing rules of discussion by which sensitive issues can be discussed with diverse audiences, the relationship of American pluralism to a world perspective, and what can be accomplished through an education in pluralism."--Jacket
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