Ulla Ambrosius Madsen

Drawing upon the long tradition of recalcitrant thought in Western humanist scholarship, this book rethinks education and educational research at a time of intense social transformation. By revisiting a range of post-foundational ideas and developing their own methodological experiment, Stephen Carney and Ulla Ambrosius Madsen reimagine the possibilities for the comparative study of education. Exploring the experiences of young people in Denmark, South Korea and Zambia, this book illustrates how these very different contexts are increasingly connected by common narratives of purpose, as well as overheated promises of success. Focusing on the writings of Jean Baudrillard, the authors examine them in the context of works by other theorists of modernity, to explore processes of simulation and disappearance that are shaping life worldwide. In the process, the authors paint a rich portrait of education and schooling as a site of joy, hope, pain and ambivalence. Encompassing both theoretical and methodological innovation, Education in Radical Uncertainty provides inspiration for scholars and students attempting to approach the fields of comparative education, education policy and youth studies anew.

Drawing upon the long tradition of recalcitrant thought in Western humanist scholarship, this book rethinks education and educational research at a time of intense social transformation. By revisiting a range of post-foundational ideas and developing their own methodological experiment, Stephen Carney and Ulla Ambrosius Madsen reimagine the possibilities for the comparative study of education. Exploring the experiences of young people in Denmark, South Korea and Zambia, this book illustrates how these very different contexts are increasingly connected by common narratives of purpose, as well as overheated promises of success. Focusing on the writings of Jean Baudrillard, the authors examine them in the context of works by other theorists of modernity, to explore processes of simulation and disappearance that are shaping life worldwide. In the process, the authors paint a rich portrait of education and schooling as a site of joy, hope, pain and ambivalence. Encompassing both theoretical and methodological innovation, Education in Radical Uncertainty provides inspiration for scholars and students attempting to approach the fields of comparative education, education policy and youth studies anew.

Hvad stiller vi op med pædagogiske etnografier i en verden, der udfordres af spørgsmål om, hvad der er facts og kendsgerninger, hvad der er virkelighed, og hvad der er fiktion? Baudrillard og pædagogik – fatal etnografi er en introduktion til Baudrillards ideer og deres betydning for etnografiske studier af pædagogiske problemstillinger. Bogen består af to dele. Del 1 er en gennemgang af Baudrillards begrebsunivers og en diskussion af hans position i forhold til almene videnskabsteoretiske problemstillinger og kritiske metodologiske tilgange. I del 2 følger eksperimentet. Her viser forfatteren med afsæt i sit arbejde i Sydkorea, Danmark og Zambia, hvordan felten skrives frem gennem Baudrillards teoretiske kategorier som fatal etnografi – i form af fragmenter og social poetik. Bogen henvender sig til studerende og undervisere ved universiteter og professionshøjskoler med interesse for de udfordringer, der er forbundet med udforskningen af skole, uddannelse og ungdom i en postfaktuel, global verden.

Pædagogisk etnografi er den første samlede fremstilling om emnet på dansk. Ambitionen med bogen er at fastholde og udvikle etnografien som et metodisk grundlag for dele af den pædagogiske forskning, og det primære fokus er på forholdet mellem kultur og pædagogik.