Continuing his ongoing social critique, Henry Giroux now looks at the way corporate culture is encroaching on the lives of children by exploring three myths prevalent in our society: that the triumph of democracy is related to the triumph of the market; that children are unaffected by power and politics; that teaching and learning are no longer linked to improving the world. Looking at childhood beauty pageants, school shootings and the omnipresent nihilistic chic of advertising, Giroux paints a disturbing picture of the world surrounding our children. Ultimately, he turns to the work of Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire and Stuart Hall for lessons about how we can reinstitute a realistic childhood for our children.
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Giroux, H. A. (2016). Stealing innocence: Youth, corporate power and the politics of culture. Stealing Innocence: Youth, Corporate Power and the Politics of Culture (pp. 1–197). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-10916-3
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