Can Big Bird Fight Terrorism?
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-090395-4 (ISBN)
Can Big Bird Fight Terrorism? takes an in-depth look at the Nigerian version, Sesame Square, which began airing in 2011. In addition to teaching preschool-level academic skills, Sesame Square seeks to promote peaceful coexistence-a daunting task in Nigeria, where escalating ethno-religious tensions and terrorism threaten to fracture the nation. After a year of interviewing Sesame creators, observing their production processes, conducting episode analysis, and talking to local educators who use the program in classrooms, Naomi Moland found that this child-focused use of soft power raised complex questions about how multicultural ideals translate into different settings. In Nigeria, where segregation, state fragility, and escalating conflict raise the stakes of peacebuilding efforts, multicultural education may be ineffective at best, and possibly even divisive. This book offers rare insights into the complexities, challenges, and dilemmas inherent in soft power attempts to teach the ideals of diversity and tolerance in countries suffering from internal conflicts.
Naomi A. Moland is on the faculty of the School of International Service at American University. Her research and teaching focus on cultural globalization, international education, global media, and peace and conflict. In addition to her projects on international children's media, Moland is conducting research on the cultural dynamics of the global LGBTQ rights movement. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Comparative Education Review and Urban Education.
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
1. Introduction: Sesame Square and the dilemmas of peacebuilding in Nigeria
2. Learning on "The Longest Street in the World"
3. Imagining the Nigerian Audience
4. Can Kami Promote Ethnic and Religious Tolerance?
5. Can Zobi Build National Unity?
6. Can Big Bird Fight Terrorism?
7. Conclusion: Multiculturalism in a Multicultural World
Appendix A
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 15.11.2019 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 236 x 140 mm |
Gewicht | 590 g |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-090395-3 / 0190903953 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-090395-4 / 9780190903954 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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