|
Education Policy and Racial Biopolitics in Multicultural Cities
Hardback
Main Details
| Title |
Education Policy and Racial Biopolitics in Multicultural Cities
|
| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kalervo N. Gulson
|
|
By (author) P. Taylor Webb
|
| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:160 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
|
| ISBN/Barcode |
9781447320074
|
| Classifications | Dewey:370.11709713541 |
|---|
| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
|---|
| Illustrations |
2 Illustrations, black and white
|
|
Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bristol University Press
|
| Imprint |
Policy Press
|
| Publication Date |
26 July 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
|
Description
Through an examination of the policy process and practices related to the establishment of an Africentric Alternative School in Toronto, Gulson and Webb show how school choice can represent and manifest the hopes and fears, contestations and settlements of contemporary racial biopolitics and ethnic politics of education in multicultural cities.
Author Biography
Kalervo N. Gulson is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales. Relevant work has examined the connections between space and race when theorizing education policy change. P. Taylor Webb is Associate Professor in the Department of Education, University of British Columbia. His work examines education policy in relation to ideas of neoliberalism, governmentality, and bio- and micro-politics.
Reviews"In this highly original book, Gulson and Webb make an informed and exciting contribution to post-structural approaches to policy analysis." Patrick Bailey, Senior Teaching Fellow, University College London
|
