num_pages: 206
description: Continuing his ongoing social critique, Henry Giroux now looks at the way corporate culture is encroaching on the lives of children by exploring three myths prevalent in our that the triumph of democracy is related to the triumph of the market; that children are unaffected by power and politics; that teaching and learning are no longer linked to improving the world. Looking at childhood beauty pageants, school shootings and the omnipresent nihilistic chic of advertising, Giroux paints a disturbing picture of the world surrounding our children. Ultimately, he turns to the work of Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire and Stuart Hall for lessons about how we can reinstitute a realistic childhood for our children.
language: English
title: Stealing Innocence: Youth, Corporate Power and the Politics of Culture
titlecomplete: Stealing Innocence: Youth, Corporate Power and the Politics of Culture
genres: Young Adult
ratings_count: 26
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan