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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Textbooks and other educational media are actively participating in processes of globalisation. 'Globalisation' is recognised as one of today's essentially contested concepts, touching as it does on a wide range of epistemological, political, cultural, economic, technological and social issues. National forms of reference are changing; political boundaries are shifting, and socio-cultural differences within nation states are drawing attention to the multiple, contingent and situated nature of identity As these changes are articulated in educational media, they provide a wealth of material for scholars seeking to understand and/or reform contemporary educational systems; yet research is only slowly beginning to engage with the central issues. The dynamic focus of this summer school explores how current research is attempting to address these issues and how the field can be developed further.
The summerschool offers to focal areas. In Block 1 the focus lies on the global dimension of the production and the reception of educational media. In Block 2, contemporary and historical educational media will be analysed through the lens of diversity, a concept which ist becoming increasingly important in contexts of globalisation.
The summerschool aims to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum enabling participants not only to discuss some of the key issues facing the academy today, but also to develop imaginative and reflexive ways of drawing on new globalises frames of reference in their specific research projects. Finally it aims to engage participants in an expanding network of young scholars keen to continue developing these new directions, and to consolidate a strong branch of the field.
Contact: Wendy Anne Kopisch (organization), kopisch@gei.de, Felicitas Macgilchrist (programme), macgilchrist@gei.de
Information on participating / attending:
Date:
08/23/2010 - 08/28/2010
Event venue:
Georg-Eckert-Institut für internationale Schulbuchforschung
Celler Straße 3
38114 Braunschweig
Niedersachsen
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Cultural sciences, History / archaeology, Media and communication sciences, Politics, Teaching / education
Types of events:
Entry:
07/26/2010
Sender/author:
Verena Radkau
Department:
Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event32029
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