1st Edition

Schooling the Violent Imagination

By John Schostak Copyright 1986
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

The violent imagination begins in experiences of violation against the self and grows through the stories, myths, folktales and anecdotes of everyday life. Originally published in 1986, John Schostak discusses the educational, social and moral implications of the violent imagination in connection with theories of violence, childrearing practices, and schooling as a childrearing institution. He... Read more

Preface.  Acknowledgments.  1. Introduction  2. Conceiving Violence  3. Rearing Children  4. Schooling, Community and the Emergence of the Vandalised Self  5. Racism  6. Sex and Sexism: Public Action and Private Parts  7. Violence and the Construction of Reality  8. Lessons of Violence.  Last Rights.  Bibliography.  Name Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

John F. Schostak