Reading and Teaching the Postcolonial: From Baldwin to Basquiat and Beyond - Tapa dura

Opens unexpected perspectives on education in a time of 'globalization.' - From the Foreword by Maxine Greene; ""A seminal, cutting-edge work...These insights will radically transform the pedagogical practices that now define schooling and education on a global landscape."" - Norman K. Denzin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; ""A landmark volume...for undergraduate and graduate students alike."" - William F. Pinar, Louisiana State University; ""If ever a book registered important advances in our thinking about the relationship among culture, power, and education, this is it."" - Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin-Madison

In addition to providing an accessible introduction to postcolonial theory, the authors explore the enormous potential which postcolonial art offers educators - a wealth of material to draw upon for any rethinking of the school curriculum. Some of the artists discussed in this groundbreaking volume include: African-American critic and writer James Baldwin; Trinidadian intellectual and activist C. L. R. James; Novelist Wilson Harris of Guyana; African-American novelist and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison; The painter Arnaldo Roche-Rabell of Puerto Rico; The Australian artist Gordon Bennett; The Haitian-Puerto Rican-American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat; Plus a look at popular ""world musics"" from around the globe.