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Stealing Innocence

Youth, Corporate Power and the Politics of Culture

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  • © 2000

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  1. Henry A. Giroux
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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-35

  3. Corporate Power and the Culture of Everyday Life

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
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    2. Nymphet Fantasies: Child Beauty Pageants and the Politics of Innocence

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      Pages 39-64

    3. Heroin Chic and the Politics of Seduction

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      Pages 65-81

    4. Kids for Sale: Corporate Culture and the Challenge of Public Schooling

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      Pages 83-105

  4. Cultural Politics and Public Pedagogy

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      Pages 107-107
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    2. Radical Education and Culture in the Work of Antonio Gramsci

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      Pages 109-136

    3. Paulo Freire, Prophetic Thought, and the Politics of Hope

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      Pages 137-156

    4. Stuart Hall and the Politics of Education

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      Pages 157-172

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 173-197
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Continuing his ongoing social critique, Henry Giroux now looks at the way corporate culture is encroaching on the lives of children by exploring three myths prevalent in our society: that the triumph of democracy is related to the triumph of the market; that children are unaffected by power and politics; that teaching and learning are no longer linked to improving the world. Looking at childhood beauty pageants, school shootings and the omnipresent nihilistic chic of advertising, Giroux paints a disturbing picture of the world surrounding our children. Ultimately, he turns to the work of Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire and Stuart Hall for lessons about how we can reinstitute a realistic childhood for our children.

Reviews

'...ambitious and wide-ranging...[Giroux is] one of America's boldest cultural critics, and also one of the most generous.' - The Times Higher Education Supplement

'...a solid work written by a passionate advocate.' - American School Board Journal

About the author

Henry A. Giroux holds the Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.

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