Women Workers' Education, Life Narratives and Politics: Geographies, Histories, Pedagogies

ISBN-13: 9781137490148 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 220 str.

Dr Maria Tamboukou

Opis

This book highlights the catalytic role of workers education in mobilizing political activism and women s involvement in labour struggles and politics. Through a comprehensive study of the gendered aspects of workers education it explores the intellectual lives of women workers. Drawing on the letters and papers of Fannia Mary Cohn, a prominent figure in the US garment industry s trade union movement, it discusses and further theorizes the importance of gender as an analytical category in the forceful interaction of labour, education and migration histories. The significance of the visual turn in feminist narrative analytics is considered and the book puts forward a compelling case for the contribution of writing working women in the intellectual and cultural life of the twentieth century.
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Recenzje

"Tamboukou's fascinating, thought-provoking book makes an invaluable contribution to the field of gender and feminist studies by identifying and documenting women workers' neglected role in the history of the labour movement. Women's Workers' Education, Life Narratives and Politics will be of special interest not only to scholars in feminist history and gender studies but also to those interested in labour studies and labour movements, the history of unions, social activism, the sociology of labour, and pedagogy." (Aggeliki Sifaki, Gender and Education, November 29, 2018)

"Tamboukou underpins discussion and analysis with other sources that provide signposts to those who wish to know more about women workers' lives, education and politics in an international setting. The book's contribution to both gender and workers' education is quite substantial. The book is an excellent and informative read." (Martyn Walker, History of Education, 2018)

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Assemblages of Institutional Histories and Life Narratives.- Chapter 2. The Self as/in Dialogue.- Chapter 3. Ethics, Aesthetics and Politics in Women Workers' Education.- Chapter 4. Visual Technologies and Other Archives.- Chapter 5. Conclusion: The Adventure of Women Workers' Education.

O autorze

Maria Tamboukou is Professor of Feminist Studies at the University of East London, UK, and co-editor of the journal Gender and Education. Her research focuses on philosophy and epistemology in the social sciences, feminist narrative analytics, and archival research. She has published widely on feminist and cultural studies, and is the author of Sewing, Writing and Fighting: Radical Practices in Work, Politics and Culture.