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Racializing and concretizing gramsci in contemporary adult education practice

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This response to Mayo’s book emphasizes its Gramscian aspects and explores two dimensions not addressed in the original. The first is Cornel West’s attempt to racialize Gramsci and examine how his ideas might serve the interests of African-Americans. The second is Michael Newman and Ian Baptiste’s exploration of the partisan, directive role of adult educators confronting situations of conflict.

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Brookfield, S. Racializing and concretizing gramsci in contemporary adult education practice. Interchange 35, 375–384 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02698885

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