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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. This book was a challenge to read and didn't feel as introductory as I had hoped. I switched my brain into academic mode like I had to for my Masters ages ago. Even with the switch it was difficult, which I'm not sure if it's me or the book. I felt like the author was repetitive and didn't break the ideas down in a simple manner as hoped. When I finished the book, I can say that I had learned a lot of interesting facts about many subjects (immigration, controversial art, NEA 4, border, etc). However, I cannot explain complexity pedagogy to someone or use it as a teacher. Perhaps this book is ideal for graduate school teachers who already have an idea about the pedagogy and can use it with their students. Hoping for future books that will be easier to understand for instructors like myself who work with elementary to high school students. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. This is being reviewed as part of a Early Reviewers collection I received. Gave it a chance, was expecting to learn something new, but found it difficult to continue reading it. Found it to be quite repetitive especially when referencing other author's works. I also still don't quite understand the title and what it means, was expecting an explanation in the first few pages. There are some interesting concepts that are pointed out as complex patterns, like the inner workings of the US-Mexico border and it's history, as well as the fate of indigenous populations in the early history of US colonization. Also points to an alternative means of teaching where the focus is on the meaning of the subject matter taught as opposed to memorizing formulas. I imagine this may be of use to someone in the field of complex pedagogy. Also found it quite repetitive. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. "An Introduction to Complexity Pedagogy" fails as an introductory text. The dictionary defines “introduction” as an initiation or an elementary treatise. Hicks, however, assumes the reader to already bring extensive knowledge of complexity and literary criticism to the reading of her book. In the first sixty pages, encompassing the introduction and first chapter, Hicks attempts to position complexity pedagogy against the work of other scholars and methods of literary criticism. In a rapid-fire writing style, she explains what she intends to explain but then fails to explain. She references numerous scholars and their models. However, this holds little meaning for readers unfamiliar with the work of these individuals. The same holds true for subsequent chapters when she analyzes the work of writers and artists. Her analysis is difficult to comprehend unless one is already familiar with the works being critiqued. Complexity pedagogy applies the science of complexity to teaching and learning. Hicks hopes that her book will encourage teachers to employ complexity pedagogy to the study of disciplines within and outside of literature and performance art. This can only be accomplished if the reader gains the necessary understanding of complexity science and how to transfer that understanding to the practice of teaching. Unfortunately, this text fails to provide that necessary knowledge. This book may be better suited for experts in the study of literature and performance. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
An Introduction to Complexity Pedagogy: Using Critical Theory, Critical Pedagogy and Complexity in Performance and Literatureoffers readers an introduction to the basic concepts of complexity science and how they might be applied in the teaching of composition, creative writing, performance, and literature. The book builds on Critical Theory (defined as Frankfurt Theory) and border theory, serving as a critique of neoliberalism in higher education and the teaching of critical thinking as a set of skills. Individual chapters are devoted to the following artists and writers: * the Choctaw people * author LeAnne Howe * Chicana lesbian author Gloria Anzaldua * performance artist Karen Finley * the performance duo Bob Flanagan and Sheree Rose The strength of this book is that it concentrates on the teaching of interrelated topics: borders (including the border between the able/disabled), complexity, mixed ancestry, ability/disability, texts, and performance, using the Mexico-U.S. border as the working example of a complexity system. The work of the five aforementioned artists and authors are used to focus on political resistance within the context of decolonialism, but there are also references to mixed ancestry populations (including Redbones) and disability issues. This complexity frame of reference allows the reader to see and understand both the artists' narratives and viewpoints in the dynamic relations of shorter and longer time frames. No prior knowledge of complexity science is required and ample examples of complexity-related topics-- from coral reefs to zebra stripes--are provided. The focus is on students in state universities and community college transfer students, especially first generation students and students of color, with policy implications pointing to a critique of both elite small liberal arts colleges (SLACs) and research institutions. An Introduction to Complexity Pedagogy: Using Critical Theory, Critical Pedagogy and Complexity in Performance and Literatureis the perfect text for assignment in a variety of classrooms, including courses in Complexity Science, Composition and Rhetoric, Performance Arts, Cultural Studies, Critical Theory, Ethnic Studies, and many others. Perfect for courses such as: Introduction to Creative Writing | Advanced Composition | Introduction to Border Art | Introduction to Complexity in the Arts and the Humanities | Introduction to Multicultural Literature | Introduction to Chicanx and Native American Literature | Introduction to Performance Art and Social Justice | Special Topics: Complexity, the Environment, Literature and the Arts | Special Topics: Disability Studies and Performance | Special Topics: Critical Family Histories, Mixed Ancestry and Pedagogy No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Though I enjoy and partake in the overriding critique, the writing style itself is pendantic. For most, it would come off as pretentious, particularly as the author seems compelled to utilize high-end vocabulary words when more accommodating language could have fit in addition to the Hicks's urgency to cite and elaborate on every resource that plays any small part in her concluding point. As a result, the book seems alienated from its true intention and I finished thinking most of her points could be summarised in a much more accessible format. ( )