Cabinet 39: Learning (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781932698374)

What is learning? An excruciating struggle with techniques and facts? A sensation of joyful encounter with the hitherto unknown? The very notion of the pedagogical conjures a whole range of emotions, and its implications are evident throughout society--for what is culture, after all, but the transmission of knowledge? The thematic section of Cabinet 39 features an interview with John Haynes, pioneer of the modern instruction manual; Jeff Dolven outlining the theater of pedagogy; Elaine Traub tracing the history of distance learning; Sina Najafi tracking the development of the A-F grading system; and an interview with Zoë Readhead, principal of Summerhill, the world's first "free school." Elsewhere in the issue: Michael Shipley on voice experts used by the police and security services; Emily Walters on boots and colonialism; Suzanne Scott on the history of suntanning; Kris Lee on Kierkegaard and the promotional blurb; and Katrin Arnardottir on the sex lives of Icelandic elves.

Author: Sina Najafi,Jeff Dolven
ISBN-10: 193269837X
ISBN-13: 9781932698374
Publisher: Cabinet
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2010
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.82h x 7.98w x 0.34d