Category: MY PHOTO JOURNEY
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Education, Culture and the Politics of Possibility (Henry A. Giroux, 1943–)
Henry A. Giroux occupies an unusual place within Critical Theory because he takes questions first posed about capitalism, ideology and culture and brings them into the field of education. His central claim is simple but far-reaching: education is never just the transfer of knowledge. It also shapes how people understand themselves, other people and the…
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Thinking Against Conformity: Solitude, Judgement and Political Agency (Hannah Arendt, 1906–1975)
Hannah Arendt’s work has renewed force because it links themes that now tend to be treated apart: loneliness, solitude, critical thinking, autonomy, and political action. Read together, they raise a useful question. What sort of person can think and act with independence in a culture that places such high value on constant connection? Arendt’s political…
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