Education and gendered citizenship in Pakistan / M. Ayaz Naseem.
| Author/creator | Naseem, M. Ayaz, 1963- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, |
| Description | xvii, 171 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Palgrave Macmillan's postcolonial studies in education Palgrave Macmillan's postcolonial studies in education. ^A1092919 |
| Contents | Conextualizing articulations of women in Pakistan -- Michel Foucault and I: Applying poststructuralism to the constitution of gendered subjects in Pakistan's educational discourse -- The education system and educational policy discourse in Pakistan -- Women and the state in Pakistan: a history of the present -- Subject positioning and subjectivity constitution in Pakistan -- Educational discourse and the constitution of gendered subjectivities in Pakistan -- Classification, normalization, and the construction of the "Other" in Pakistan's educational discourse -- Education and gendered citizenship in Pakistan. |
| Abstract | "This book challenges the uncritical use of the long held dictum of the development discourse that education empowers women. Situated in the post-structuralist feminist position it argues that in its current state the educational discourse in Pakistan actually disempowers women. Furthermore, through a systematic examination of the educational discourse in Pakistan the book argues that the educational discourse (through curricula, textbooks and pedagogical practices) constitutes gendered identities and positions them in a way that exacerbates and intensifies inequalities between men and women on one hand and between the dominant and minority groups on the other. Gendered constitution and positioning of subjects also regulates the relationship between the subjects and the state in a way that women and minorities are excluded from the development and citizenship realms. Finally, it uncovers the mechanisms through which the educational discourse in Pakistan constitutes a militant nationalism and militaristic nationalistic subjects."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "Education and Gendered Citizenship in Pakistan challenges the uncritical use of the long held dictum of the development discourse that education empowers women. Situated in the post-structuralist feminist position, it argues that in its current state the educational discourse in Pakistan actually disempowers women. Through a systematic examination of the educational discourse in Pakistan, Naseem argues that the educational discourse (through curricula, textbooks, and pedagogical practices) constitutes gendered identities and positions them in a way that exacerbates and intensifies inequalities between men and women on one hand and between the dominant and minority groups on the other. Gendered constitution and positioning of subjects also regulates the relationship between the subjects and the state in a way that women and minorities are excluded from the development and citizenship realms. Finally, Naseem uncovers the mechanisms through which the educational discourse in Pakistan constitutes a militant nationalism and militaristic nationalistic subjects"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010019022 |
| ISBN | 9780230618534 (hardback) |
| Standard identifier# | 3514601 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |