Title Classroom in conflict : teaching controversial subjects in a diverse society / John A. Williams

Published Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1994

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 204 pages) Series SUNY series, the philosophy of education SUNY series in philosophy of education. Contents One classroom: an introduction -- Conflicting views of the classroom revolution -- The teacher's pitch and the student audience -- Insiders and outsiders -- The colonizer and the colonized -- The uses of comparative history -- Teaching a racially sensitive subject -- On understanding the South African freedom struggle -- Imperialism -- Nationalism and racism: the keywords -- Structures of argument in African history -- The other: the problem of authenticity -- The world context of American pluralism -- Learning in the pluralist classroom -- The rules of discussion -- In pursuit of pluralism Summary "This book transcends recent debates about political correctness to address the underlying problems of teaching controversial subjects in the college and university history classroom. The author criticizes both sides of the debate, rejecting, on the one hand, calls for a uniform, chronological history curriculum and, on the other hand, claims that only ethnic or racial "insiders" are qualified to teach about their communities." "In chapters on colonial, comparative, and African history, Williams applies the concept of "Gandhian truth" to historical subjects, moving through tentative and flexible perspectives to achieve a complex picture of historical episodes. And in chapters on imperialism, nationalism, racism, and the problem of "the other," he discusses the difficult and contingent nature of conceptual language. In the second half of the book, he addresses framing rules of discussion by which sensitive issues can be discussed with diverse audiences, the relationship of American pluralism to a world perspective, and what can be accomplished through an education in pluralism."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-198) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject College teaching -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies Educational sociology -- United States -- Case studies Multiculturalism -- United States -- Case studies History -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Social aspects -- United States EDUCATION -- Higher. College teaching -- Social aspects Educational sociology Multiculturalism United States Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book ISBN 0585044996 9780585044996 9780791421192 0791421198 9780791421208 0791421201

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