Description:
This book challenges the existing notion that transnationalism is fundamentally concerned with an action; the spatial movement of people. Instead, it argues that transnationalism incorporates a mindset that has evolved over the centuries, and was psychologically manifested, if dormant, in colonised populations. Each chapter of the book focuses upon educational transnationalism as a means of empowerment for groups throughout the British Empire, and how it became, and remains, the tool for liberation by marginalised groups within formerly colonised societies.
Review Quotes:
'In recent years, the idea of transnationalism has entered registers of education in ways that are both insightful and productive, but also confusing and sometimes exaggerated. Using personal narratives, historical accounts and sociological imagination, this book is most helpful in not only clearing the debris of the recent literature on transnationalism, but also in suggesting ways we might rethink the curriculum and promote new approaches to pedagogy, to meet the requirements of the politics of cultural difference that can no longer be overlooked anywhere.' - Fazal Rizvi, Professor of Global Studies in Education, The University of Melbourne, Australia
'Transnationalism is characterised by tensions and contradictions, as well as hybrid and often mercurial phenomena. Consequently, it is a complex and often challenging field of study. However, this book provides new insights - both scholarly and personal in nature - to advance holistic and provocative educational responses to teaching and learning in culturally diverse environments.
An excellent companion to his first book, Dr. Casinader advances his unique approach to re-imagining transnationalism and its implications for teaching and learning.' - Lucas Walsh, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia