The Cultural Production of the Educated Person

The Cultural Production of the Educated PersonExamines the ways in which cultural practices and knowledges are produced in and out of schools around the world. Eleven historical ethnographic case studies examine the social and cultural projects of modern schools, and the contestations, dramatic and not, that emerge in and around and against them. These case studies, ranging from Taiwan to South Texas, build upon an original joining of anthropology, critical education theory, and cultural studies.

Outlines the forms

the Victorians defined culture not by describing what culture was but by describing what it was not

From a Western point of view

emphasizing the Quran's role as the supreme authority and questioning the authenticity of some of the alleged sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

the fighting

It details and analyzes the experiences of twelve students from the original class-six who graduated from high school and completed some postsecondary education and six who did not finish high school

organised around certain key notions

Amos Tutuola

and highlights their differences by showing how they engage specific topics and issues

Simon Mabon

accompanied by original texts penned by leading international film scholars and critics and an interview with Marseillais director Robert Guédiguian

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