Stealing Innocence

Continuing his ongoing social critique, Henry Giroux now looks at the way corporate culture is encroaching on the lives of children by exploring three myths prevalent in our society: that the triumph of democracy is related to the triumph of the market; that children are unaffected by power and politics; that teaching and learning are no longer linked to improving the world. Looking at childhood beauty pageants, school shootings and the omnipresent nihilistic chic of advertising, Giroux paints a disturbing picture of the world surrounding our children. Ultimately, he turns to the work of Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire and Stuart Hall for lessons about how we can reinstitute a realistic childhood for our children.

'...ambitious and wide-ranging...[Giroux is] one of America's boldest cultural critics, and also one of the most generous.' - The Times Higher Education Supplement

'...a solid work written by a passionate advocate.' - American School Board Journal

Autorentext
Henry A. Giroux holds the Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.

Inhalt
Introduction: Childhood Innocence and the Politics of Corporate Culture - PART ONE: CORPORATE POWER AND THE CULTURE OF EVERYDAY LIFE - Nymphet Fantasies: Child Beauty Pageants and the Politics of Innocence - Heroin Chic and the Politics of Seduction - Kids for Sale: Corporate Culture and the Challenge of Public Schooling - PART TWO: CULTURAL POLITICS AND PUBLIC PEDAGOGY - Radical Education and Culture in the Work of Antonio Gramsci - Paulo Freire, Prophetic Thought, and the Politics of Hope - Stuart Hall and the Politics of Education - Notes - Index