Teaching Positions : Difference, Pedagogy and the Power of Address

Drawing on media studies, literary theory, and the work of psychoanalytical feminist theorist Shoshana Felman, Ellsworth (curriculum and instruction, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) portrays the work of pedagogy as a performance practice. She argues that pedagogy's mode of address its positioning of teachers and students in relation to one another is crucial in the success or failure of education efforts. Useful for graduate courses in educational foundations, teacher education, curriculum studies, critical theory, gender/multicultural issues, women's studies, and media studies. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.