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Offers a critical analysis of hooks' engaged pedagogy and its promise for the teaching/learning process, and assesses the relevance of strategies entailed in her engaged pedagogy to a Third World context. Part I presents her social theory as expressed in her critique of capitalism, patriarchy, and White supremacy in American society. Part II presents her education theory, and Part III discusses issues arising from application of engaged pedagogy to the educational system of Kenya. (From the Publisher)

Table Of Content:
Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Prologue

Pt. I bell hooks' Social Theory
ch. 1 Racism
ch. 2 Sexism
ch. 3 Classism
ch. 4 Reflections on hooks' Social Theory

Pt. II bell hooks' Educational Theory
ch. 5 Related Theories
ch. 6 Major Components of Engaged Pedagogy
ch. 7 Teachers' Role in a Transformative Education
ch. 8 Limits of Engaged Pedagogy
ch. 9 Reflections on hooks' Educational Theory

Pt. III Relevance of bell hooks' Educational Theory to a Third-World Context
ch. 10 Relevance of hooks' Social Critique
ch. 11 Racism, Sexism, and Classism
ch. 12 Relevance of hooks' Engaged Pedagogy
ch. 13 Reflections on hooks' Relevance to a Third-World Context

Epilogue
References
Index