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Publication Date: 2020
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From Freire to Levinas: Toward a Post-Humanist Global Citizenship Education
Wang, Chenyu; Hoffman, Diane M.
Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, v56 n5 p435-455 2020
Much attention has been given to the theory and practice of global citizenship education (GCE). In this article, drawing from an emerging body of literature that examines GCE through a postcolonial lens, we offer a Freirean critical reading of how GCE intersects with ideologies of globalization. We argue that GCE discourse privileges certain understandings of globalization that work to socialize students into the current global system, rather than giving them the capacity to challenge that system. To move beyond this limitation, we draw from Levinas and argue for a post-humanist approach to GCE, which would open up opportunities to cultivate individuals' capacities to act within and against prevailing ideas and forces of globalization.
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Citizenship Education, Postcolonialism, Global Approach, Educational Philosophy, Socialization, Teaching Methods, Social Systems, Community Development, Social Action
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Language: English
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