Editors of “The Bloomsbury Handbook of Global Social Studies in Education” will be on the UW–Madison campus for a panel discussion on Thursday, March 27.
The event is titled, “Multiple Modernities from the South to the North: History of the Present, Cultural Differences, and Social Pathologies.” The discussion will run from 2 to 4 p.m. in room 220 of the Teacher Education building (225 N. Mills St.).
The discussion will explore the diverse scientific perspectives of the participants, while emphasizing the importance of combining theories, methods, and research from different cultural, social, and digital contexts. This approach will highlight how various modern educational experiences shape these perspectives.
The panelists are:
- Thomas Popkewitz of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at UW–Madison
- Romuald Normand of the University of Strasbourg in France
- Dalila Andrade Oliveira, the director of institutional, international, and innovation cooperation with the National Council for Research and Technological Development (CNPq, Brazil), and the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil
- Dan Zhang, of East China Normal University
The event is sponsored by: the Department of Curriculum and Instruction’s Colloquium Committee; UW–Madison’s Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Study Center; UW–Madison’s Center for East Asian Studies; and UW–Madison’s Center for European Studies.