Revitalizing Politics Now and Then: Howard Zinn on Dissent, Democracy, and Education

Autor/in	Cooley, Aaron
Titel	Revitalizing Politics Now and Then: Howard Zinn on Dissent, Democracy, and Education
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Education, 24 (2009) 1, S.45-60 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0889-0293
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Dissent; Educational Philosophy; Politics; Democracy; Historians; Biographies; College Faculty; Scholarship; United States History; Activism; Political Attitudes; Historical Interpretation; Historiography; History Instruction; Educational History; Politics of Education; Role of Education; Social Change; Social Studies; Social Justice; Criticism; Intellectual History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Dissens; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Politik; Demokratie; Historian; Historiker; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Fakultät; Scholarships; Stipendium; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Historische Interpretation; Geschichtsschreibung; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsauftrag; Sozialer Wandel; Gemeinschaftskunde; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Kritik; Geistesgeschichte
Abstract	This paper presents a discussion of Howard Zinn's intellectual and political ideas. Through the analysis of selections from his immense body of work, several interrelated themes emerge. Drawing more attention to these notions of dissent and democracy is crucial to revitalizing education at all levels and vital to advancing the public discourse towards progressive goals. Howard's remarkable life and work are summarized best in his own words. His primary concern, he explained, was "the countless small actions of unknown people" that lie at the roots of "those great moments" that enter the historical record--a record that will be profoundly misleading, and seriously disempowering, if it is tom from these roots as it passes through the filters of doctrine and dogma. His life was always closely intertwined with his writings and innumerable talks and interviews. It was devoted, selflessly, to empowerment of the unknown people who brought about great moments. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10