{"product_id":"killer-english-postmodern-theory-and-the-classroom-paperback","title":"Killer English: Postmodern Theory and The Classroom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Alice Delia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword by \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan S. Lanser, Professor Emerita Brandeis University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfterword by \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan A. Handelman, Professor Emerita, Department of English, Bar-Ilan University, Israel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough written in the early 1990s, this book arrives at a moment when its central concerns are, if anything, more pressing than when it was first conceived. As the foreword makes clear, Killer English is not a relic of a passing theoretical moment; it is a sustained meditation on what it means to teach in a classroom shaped by language, power, and interpretation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the book's personal history will find a dedication at the end of the volume. What remains is a living pedagogical argument-one addressed to teachers navigating the complexities of today's educational landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the book centers on postmodern theory-engaging thinkers such as Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault-its aim is neither abstraction nor allegiance to a theoretical camp. Its intention is practical and urgent: to cultivate deeper critical thinking, intellectual play, and imaginative risk in the classroom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany teachers understandably shy away from \"theory,\" imagining it as distant from daily practice. Yet every act of teaching already rests upon theory-upon assumptions about knowledge, authority, language, and learning. Whether one subscribes to a model of transmission (knowledge delivered from expert to novice), construction (knowledge built through inquiry), or discipline (knowledge shaped by norms and power), one is teaching from somewhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the author observes in the preface, theory has profoundly reshaped how we read texts, but far less often how we inhabit the classroom itself. This book invites educators to become conscious of the theories they already enact-and to consider how postmodern thought, used as one tool among many, can open spaces for ingenuity, reflection, and genuinely transformative learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Human Restoration Project, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that promotes, among other things, progressive education and critical pedagogy in the United States and across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339948003565,"sku":"9798991718707","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/6YUnUInS_B9798991718707.webp?v=1785117367","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/killer-english-postmodern-theory-and-the-classroom-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}