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Dismantling Orientalist Representations in US Education Schooling and Otherness in the Social Studies Classroom
By Daniel Osborn
Copyright 2025
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the evolving role played by the social studies classroom in shaping national identity and contributing to Orientalism, which depicts the peoples of the Middle East as “the Other” relative to those of the United States and Europe.
Building upon the momentum of critical approaches to examining the nature of knowledge, the role of schools in society, and the trends within social... Read more
Introduction: Memory, Identity, and Otherness in Education
1. Understanding Orientalism
2. Race and Representation in Textbooks
3. From Antiquity to the Ottomans
4. From Colonialism to Modernization
5. Despotism, Decline, Difference, and Diffusion
6. Teachers’ Reflections on Teaching the Middle East
Conclusion: Dismantling Orientalism and Reimagining Education
Biography
Daniel Osborn is an instructor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, United States, and an education nonprofit professional specializing in history and social studies curriculumwriting and teacher professional development.
