1st Edition

The Pedagogies and Politics of Liking

By Adam Greteman, Kevin Burke Copyright 2017
144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the usage and significance of the word "like" across a wide range of disciplines, focusing in particular on its influence in education and pedagogy. From the advent of the "like button" on Facebook to the common verbal tic, liking has become an integral part of our everyday lives. By drawing on feminist, queer, and other critical traditions, the authors evaluate this phenomenon... Read more

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 – On The Ubiquity of Like

Chapter 2 – Critique, Writing, and Research: On Liking Academic Labor

Chapter 3 – The Scandals of Liking: Between Religion and Sexuality

Chapter 4 – On Liking Pedagogical Relationships: Accompaniment, Bargaining & Friendship

Chapter 5 – To Be Liked: On the Politics and Ethics of Likeability

Chapter 6 – Love has Won, so now What? A Politics of Liking

Chapter 7 – Tending Toward and Away from Liking

Author Biographies

Biography

Adam J. Greteman is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art Education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an affiliate faculty member in Interdisciplinary Studies at Creighton University, USA.

Kevin J. Burke is Assistant Professor of English Education in the department of Language and Literacy at the University of Georgia, USA.