Education and everyday life: McLuhan's 'city as classroom' as a practice of social justice in social change. Issue 2 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dowd, John
• Is Part Of: Journal of multicultural discourses. Volume 13:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 105
• Page End: 119
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: McLuhan -- critical pedagogy -- everyday education -- the city -- Freire -- the public; Multiculturalism -- Periodicals; Discourse analysis -- Periodicals; Multiculturalism -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; 305.8005
• DOI: 10.1080/17447143.2018.1439947
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1744-7143

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In this article, I argue that Marshall McLuhan's underexplored notion of the 'City as Classroom' can provide a robust model of education that can serve as an important foundation for social justice and civic action. Infusing McLuhan's model with conceptual insights from critical pedagogy, I offer a situated education of everyday life that allows for creative and adaptive resources for navigating broader fields of power in a variety of socio-cultural contexts.