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Pedagogy in the Anthropocene

Re-Wilding Education for a New Earth

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  • Adds to the current academic discussions of the anthropocene and education
  • Connects prominent researchers and perspectives from ecological communities, organisations and formal networks
  • Focuses on the human – nature relationship, epistemology and value-oriented education

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Educational Futures (PSEF)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Wild Pedagogies

  2. Dark Pedagogies

  3. Critical Rethinking and Future Practices

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About this book

This book explores new pedagogical challenges and potentials of the Anthropocene era. The authors argue that this new epoch, with an unstable climate, new kinds of globally spreading viruses, and new knowledges, calls for a new way of educating and an alertness to new philosophies of education and pedagogical imaginations, thoughts, and practices. Addressing the linkages between the Anthropocene and Pedagogy across a broad pedagogical spectrum that is both formal and informal, the editors and their contributors emphasize a re-imagining of education that serves to deepen our understanding of the capacities and values of life. 

Reviews

Much has been written about the Anthropocene but surprising little about its implications for education. This book tackles that fundamental issue head-on. The definitions and interpretations of the Anthropocene are vast, but they all point towards the same formidable challenge – we need to examine who we are and what relationship we should have with the rest of the planet. The next generations will feel the full force of the Anthropocene, so there is nothing more important than preparing them for the uncertain future of the human epoch.

—Will Steffen, Emeritus Professor, The Australian National University, Canberra

“This book, written by authors of passion and conviction, charts pedagogical pathways for an unknown future. The offerings range from those who believe that the future is dark yet hold a flickering torch of hope, others who believe that our hope for the future lies in our ability to re-member, re-new, re-gain our deep relationality to all species, to re-wild and re-pair the extraordinary damage that we have done to the beautiful planet we call home, and those whose call is to re-vitalize our spiritual consciousness and connection to the nonhuman and more-than-human world. Wherever we are on this continuum, this book points to critical pedagogies for a liveable future - for our children, for our grandchildren and for our more-than-human relations. It is a much-needed and magnificent book.  I am honored to write its endorsement.”

—Makere Stewart‐Harawira, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Canada. Dr Stewart‐Harawira is of Māori and Scots descent; her primary iwi affiliation being Waitaha ki Te Waipounamu. She is the author of The New Imperial Order: Indigenous Responses to Globalization 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of the Studies of Culture, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

    Michael Paulsen

  • University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    jan jagodzinski

  • Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies, Science and Research Centre of Koper, Koper, Slovenia

    Shé M. Hawke

About the editors

Michael Paulsen is Associate Professor and Head of Intercultural Pedagogy Studies at the University of Southern Denmark. 

jan jagodzinski is Professor of Visual Art and Media Education at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Shé M. Hawke is Assistant Professor and Head of the Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies (2019-2021), Science and Research Centre, Koper, Slovenia. She is also an Honorary Associate in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney, Australia.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pedagogy in the Anthropocene

  • Book Subtitle: Re-Wilding Education for a New Earth

  • Editors: Michael Paulsen, jan jagodzinski, Shé M. Hawke

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Educational Futures

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90980-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90979-6Published: 13 March 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-90982-6Published: 13 March 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-90980-2Published: 12 March 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 379

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Environmental and Sustainability Education, Educational Philosophy, Education, general, Science Education

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