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Critical Multiculturalism: Rethinking Multicultural and Antiracist Educationreviewed by Irma M. Olmedo - 2001 Title: Critical Multiculturalism: Rethinking Multicultural and Antiracist Education Author(s): Stephen May, ed. Publisher: Falmer Press, London ISBN: 0750707682, Pages: 296, Year: 1999 Search for book at Amazon.com Although multicultural educators and theorists support the
recognition and affirmation of diversity, especially in the
educational arena, frequently their arguments are presented within
the context of particular societies. It is rare that
multiculturalists in the USA incorporate or address the writings of
theorists in other countries or examine how these issues are
handled across the oceans. Critical Multiculturalism: Rethinking
Multicultural and Antiracist Education, goes a long way to
redress this problem. It is composed of 10 articles addressing a
variety of debates over multiculturalism, diversity and education
from the perspective of scholars in North America (USA and Canada),
Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. It provides a
broader perspective than is generally the case in such
writings.
The book is very substantive in addressing issues such as the
debates and battles between multiculturalists and anti-racists, the
impact of critical pedagogy on multicultural education theory, the
implications of hybridity theory and postmodernism on conceptions
of culture, the effect of globalization and transnationalism on
ethnicity and otherness. The authors engage... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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