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Overview
The poststructuralist critique of subject-centered reason is investigated, both historically and theoretically, against the background of the modernity/postmodernity and information society debates. Peters criticizes neoliberal constructions of the subject in education that rest heavily on the assumption of economic man. He searches for viable contemporary political forms by investigating the role of intellectuals and education in postmodern culture; the neoliberal doctrine of the self-limiting state; and its construction of market subjects such as education and the politics of space, ethics after Auschwitz, science and technology, the critical role of mass media, cybernetics and cyberspace, democracy and the politics of difference.
Synopsis
A poststructural critique of current neoliberal philosophy and policy in education.
Booknews
In 10 chapters revised from essays prepared for particular audiences over several years, Peters, (education, U. of Auckland, New Zealand) introduces the new French thinking called poststructuralism through a number of interrelated themes rather than by a thematic or chronological treatment that he says could not represent the cluster of ideas and approaches the field embraces. Among those themes are the philosophy of the subject, the architecture of resistance, education policy after Auschwitz, the dream of a universal language, and monoculturalism. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)