Cultural Literacy

A completely revised and updated edition of this popular introducation to textual analysis and cultural studies.

Widely misunderstood & misinterpreted at its most basic level, critical pedagogy provides a lens through which educators & students are better able to examine & interact with the real, underlying power relationships that structure our world. Taking up the ever-shifting cultural & political landscape in the United States, Presence of Mind addresses how power manifests itself within & across different social & educational terrain &, covering a number of contemporary topics & polemics that are central to teaching educational theory & practice. Pepi Leistyna argues that it is imperative that both students & teachers take ownership of educational practice by developing theoretical frameworks that historically & socially situate the deeply embedded roots of racism, discrimination, violence, & disempowerment in this country to better understand their roles as educators & citizens.