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Title: | Pedagogies of nation-building : contesting modernities and modernizing schools in (post)colonial Bahrain |
Authors: | Musaifer, Sara J. |
Keywords: | Bahrain -- History -- 20th century Postcolonialism Discourse analysis Nation-building -- Bahrain Educational change |
Issue Date: | 2023 |
Publisher: | University of Malta. Faculty of Education |
Citation: | Musaifer, S. J. (2023). Pedagogies of nation-building : contesting modernities and modernizing schools in (post)colonial Bahrain. Postcolonial Directions in Education, 12(1), 1-34. |
Abstract: | The purpose of this essay is to trace the gendered historical production of the modern school—a key political institution of nation-building. Focusing on 20th century colonial Bahrain, I use Foucauldian discourse analysis to examine archival data collected over 18 months in 2018-2020. I argue that the rise of modern education makes visible deep fissures within a dominant imaginary of the nation as a consolidated formation. My analysis illustrates how the imagined nation emerges in colonial Bahrain as multiple, contested, and fragmented. Modern education becomes a productive site for interrogating nationalist masculinist origin myths. I offer “pedagogies of nation-building” as a conceptual contribution that aims to capture the complexity and serendipity of sociopolitical forces enfolding and unfolding within the modern school. I end by reflecting on the implications of my conceptual arguments on education reform initiatives and pedagogical practices. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/111064 |
Appears in Collections: | PDE, Volume 12, No. 1 PDE, Volume 12, No. 1 |
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