Reflections on the "Counter" in Educational Counterpublics

In this essay, Judith Suissa draws on the tradition of radical and alternative education, and on some philosophical literature on democratic politics and the role of the political imagination, in order to suggest some ways of thinking about what constitutes an educational counterpublic that are diff...

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Published inEducational theory Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 769 - 786
Main Author Suissa, Judith
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wiley-Blackwell 01.12.2016
Subjects
Democracy
Educational Philosophy
Imagination
Nontraditional Education
Politics
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Summary:In this essay, Judith Suissa draws on the tradition of radical and alternative education, and on some philosophical literature on democratic politics and the role of the political imagination, in order to suggest some ways of thinking about what constitutes an educational counterpublic that are different from those suggested in recent work by philosophers of education. Building on arguments by Nancy Fraser and others about the vital role of counterpublics in the political life of democracies, Suissa suggests that creating educational spaces where the formation, development, imagining, and nurturing of such counterpublics can occur is an important aspect of this role.
ISSN:0013-2004
DOI:10.1111/edth.12216/abstract