1st Edition

Becoming Pedagogue Bergson and the Aesthetics, Ethics and Politics of Early Childhood Education and Care

By Liselott Olsson Copyright 2023
292 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

292 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

292 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Returning to the origins of education, Becoming Pedagogue explores its role in today’s society by reuniting philosophy with pedagogy. It investigates the aesthetics, ethics and politics of childhood, education and what a teacher really does, enabling educators to define and perform their profession as per its historical and intellectual roots. Reflecting on the practice, science and knowledge... Read more

Introduction  Part I: The Global Error  1. The Odour of a False Problem  2. Problems with Freedom  Part II: The Great Oblivion  3. Science and Philosophy Revisited, Revivified and Reunited  4. The Syntax and Grammar and Semantics and Sense of Pedagogy  Part III: The Creative Contribution  5. Becoming Pedagogue: Intuition & Minor Methods  6. Aesthetics, Ethics & Politics in Early Childhood Education & Care: Minor Gestures

Biography

Liselott Mariett Olsson is Associate Professor in Pedagogy in the Department of Childhood, Education and Society at Malmö University, Sweden. Her research revolves around early childhood education and care as well as continental philosophy and pedagogy; her works focus on the aesthetical, ethical and political dimensions of education.