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Ball, Anna – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2008
September 11, 2001 generated diverse responses from around the world, but for many subjects located in "the West," an enduring perception surfaced in the aftermath of the attacks: that 9/11 revealed the fragility of the "Western Self" as a secure identity. In a move towards self-scrutiny post 9/11, it is not only the presence…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Terrorism, Cultural Influences
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Levine-Rasky, Cynthia – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2007
In this article, the author suggests that a Foucaultian analytics of power may be used to explain not only how white, middle-class parents make school choices, but also the effects such choices have on these parents. This essay looks at an empirical moment in which a group of white, middle-class parents responded to a change that occurred in their…
Descriptors: School Choice, Power Structure, Middle Class, Whites