Gramsci and Education

Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) is one of the major social and political theorists of the 20th century whose work has had an enormous influence on several fields, including educational theory and practice. Gramsci and Education demonstrates the relevance of Antonio Gramsci's thought for contemporary educational debates. The essays are written by scholars located in different parts of the world, a number of whom are well known internationally for their contributions to Gramscian scholarship and/or educational research. The collection deals with a broad range of topics, including schooling, adult education in general, popular education, workers' education, cultural studies, critical pedagogy, multicultural education, and the role of intellectuals in contemporary society.

Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) is one of the major social and political theorists of the 20th century whose work has had an enormous influence on several fields, including educational theory and practice. Gramsci and Education demonstrates the relevance of Antonio Gramsci's thought for contemporary educational debates. The essays are written by scholars located in different parts of the world, a number of whom are well known internationally for their contributions to Gramscian scholarship and/or educational research. The collection deals with a broad range of topics, including schooling, adult education in general, popular education, workers' education, cultural studies, critical pedagogy, multicultural education, and the role of intellectuals in contemporary society.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 1. Hegemony and Rhetoric: Political Education in Gramsci
Chapter 3 2. Rethinking Cultural Politics and Radical Pedagogy in the Work of Antonio Gramsci
Chapter 4 3. Antonio Gramsci: The Message and the Images
Chapter 5 4. Gramsci and the Unitarian School: Paradoxes and Possibilities
Chapter 6 5. Gramsci's Theory of Education: Schooling and Beyond
Chapter 7 6. Education, the Role of Intellectuals, and Democracy: A Gramscian Reflection
Chapter 8 7. "On a Dog chasing its Tail": Gramsci's Challenge to the Sociology of Knowledge
Chapter 9 8. The Spector of Gramsci: Revolutionary Praxis and the Committed Intellectual
Chapter 10 9. Gramsci and Popular Education in Latin America: From Revolution to Democratic Transition
Chapter 11 10. Antonio Gramsci's Contributions to Radical Adult Education
Chapter 12 11. Working Class Learning, Cultural Transformation and Democratic Political Education: Gramsci's Legacy
Chapter 13 12. Antonio Gramsci and Raymond Williams: Workers, Intellectuals, and Adult Education
Chapter 14 13. Metaphors for an Educative Politics: "Common Sense," "Good Sense," and Educating Adults
Chapter 15 14. Gramsci and the Current Debate on Multicultural Education
Chapter 16 15. The Postmodern Prince: Gramsci and Anonymous Intellectual Practice
Chapter 17 Notes on Contributors