Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: the imperative of critical pedagogies for social work -- Introduction -- Our current contexts -- The contemporary contexts of social work practice -- The impact of neoliberalism on social work education -- Critical theory as catalyst for change -- Pedagogy -- Critical pedagogy -- The handbook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part I: Key foundational concepts -- 2. Karl Marx: capitalism, alienation and social work -- Introduction -- Marx and the 'philosophy of praxis' -- Understanding capitalism -- Alienation -- Marx and social work -- References -- 3. Reaching back to go forward: applying the enduring philosophy of Jane Addams to modern-day social work education -- Introduction -- Background and context -- Jane Addams: early years -- The founding of Hull House -- The philosophy of Jane Addams -- The philosophy of Addams applied to modern-day social work education -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Lifting the veil of our own consciousness: W.E.B. Du Bois and transformative pedagogies for social work -- Introduction -- Biography -- Intellectual contributions to sociology and social work education -- The veil and race as social construction -- Double consciousness -- Intersectionality -- Du Bois and sociology education -- Du Bois within Australian Aboriginal studies courses -- How Du Bois informs contemporary debates around identity, privilege, standpoint and critical social work -- Intellectual contributions to social work practice and the fight for social justice -- References -- 5. Reaching higher ground: the importance of Lev Vygotsky's therapeutic legacy for social work -- Introduction -- Locating Vygotsky's work.

Vygotsky's key concepts: concept development and the ZPD -- Bruner's key concepts: narrative structure and identity -- Discursive therapy as pedagogy: the 'third wave' therapeutic stance -- Vygotsky's legacy to social work pedagogy -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. A prophet without honor: Bertha Capen Reynolds' contribution to social work's critical practice and pedagogy -- Introduction -- Key concepts -- Reynolds' views of social work education -- Conclusion -- Sources -- 7. Reflecting on Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks: Marxism and social work -- Introduction -- Gramsci and his political context -- Analysing the trajectory of capitalist modernity: Americanism, Fordism, Taylorism -- Analysing the capitalist social formation and constructing a socialist alternative: hegemony -- Analysing everyday understandings: 'common sense' -- Dismantling the elite intelligentsia: intellectuals -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 8. From language to art: a Marcusian approach to critical social work pedagogy -- Introduction -- Marcuse, education, and the question of critical social work -- About this chapter -- Language and discussion -- Pedagogical practice -- Society and liberation -- Pedagogical practice -- The happy consciousness and negative thinking -- Pedagogical practice -- Art, creativity, and liberation -- Pedagogical practice -- A conclusion: is critical consciousness enough? -- Notes -- References -- 9. Theodor Adorno: 'education after Auschwitz': contributions toward a critical social work pedagogy -- Introduction -- Theodor Adorno: a brief biography -- Key concepts -- Adorno's contribution to a critical social work pedagogy -- Adorno's contribution to practising critical social work -- Conclusion -- References -- 10. Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy for critical consciousness and practice -- Freire's life and work.

Paulo Freire's philosophy of education -- 'Banking education' versus 'problem-solving education' -- Application of Freire's pedagogy in social work -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Further Reading on Freire and Social Work -- 11. Teaching democracy in the social work and human service classroom: inspiration from Myles Horton and the Highlander Folk School -- Introduction -- Myles Horton -- Description of use and application of key concepts -- Applications for learning, practice, and research -- Summary -- References -- 12. Pedagogy and power through a Foucauldian lens -- Introduction -- Foucault's biographical context and concept of power -- Power and the operation of the state -- How a Foucauldian approach extends critical theory -- How Foucauldian analysis can contribute to social work teaching -- Concluding remarks -- References -- 13. 'A social work counter-pedagogy yet-to-come': Jacques Derrida and critical social work education and practice -- Introduction -- Deconstructive episteme as Derrida's key contribution -- A sketch of Derrida's life -- Three threads of thought crucial for social work -- Contributing to a social work pedagogy -- In conclusion -- References -- 14. From privileged irresponsibility to shared responsibility for social injustice: the contributions of Joan Tronto and Iris Marion Young to critical pedagogies of privilege -- Introduction -- Naming oppressive social practices -- Joan Tronto and the critical ethics of care -- Tronto's concept of privileged irresponsibility -- Iris Marion Young and responsibility for justice -- Young's social connection model of responsibility -- Contributions of Tronto and Young toward a pedagogy of the privileged -- Critical pedagogy with men in relation to men's violence against women -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References.

15. Critical social work education as democratic paideía: inspiration from Cornelius Castoriadis to educate for democracy and autonomy -- Introduction -- Cornelius Castoriadis -- Main ideas: underdetermination, creation, social imaginary and the project of autonomy -- Ideas on education: democratic -- Seeds of autonomy: critical reflection and critical theory in social work education -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 16. Sociology for the people: Dorothy Smith's sociology for social work -- Introduction -- Dorothy Smith -- The contribution of Dorothy Smith -- Standpoint theory -- Standpoint theory and feminism -- Institutional ethnography -- Ruling relations and text -- Ruling relations in the translocal -- Applying Smith's sociology to social work education -- Case study: health care for the homeless -- References -- 17. Henry Giroux's vision of critical pedagogy: educating social work activists for a radical democracy -- Introduction -- Henry Giroux -- Giroux's critique of neoliberalism -- Giroux's vision of critical pedagogy: citizen activists for a radical democracy -- Critical pedagogy beyond the classroom -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 18. Social work through the pedagogical lens of Jacques Rancière -- Introduction -- Against abstraction: Rancière's conception of equality -- Against explication: -- Against knowing best: the ignorant social worker -- References -- 19. Giorgio Agamben: sovereign power, bio-politics and the totalitarian tendencies within societies -- Introduction -- Biographical background -- Foundations -- State of exception -- Bare life -- Bio-politics -- Resisting the machine -- Implications for social work education -- Conclusion -- References -- 20. Avishai Margalit's concept of decency: potential for the Lived Experience Project in social work? -- Introduction.

The decent society: its form and it critics -- Introducing notions of humiliation, decency and civility within the welfare society -- Becoming 'client': what does it require? -- Becoming an expert in lived experience: what are the hazards? -- Engaging with emancipatory social movements and activists: a disability example -- Privileging narratives of refusal, resistance and rights -- References -- 21. The relevance of Nancy Fraser for transformative social work education -- Introduction -- Nancy Fraser -- Needs interpretation, dependency, and Fraser's principles of gender justice -- Redistribution, recognition, and the development of participatory parity as a standard and process of justice -- Representation, framing, and justice as a multilevel phenomenon -- Crisis of capitalism, abnormal justice, and the call for transformative practices in social work education -- Transformative practices in social work education: a case study from South Africa -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 22. Roberto Esposito, biopolitics and social work -- Introduction -- Biographical details of Roberto Esposito -- Applying Esposito's key concepts for social work education -- Transformative aspects of Esposito's work for pedagogy -- References -- 23. Gilles Deleuze: social work from the position of the encounter -- Introduction -- Key concepts -- The "dogmatic image of thought" -- Using Deleuze in social work practice -- Encountering difference -- Minor connections with Norma -- Deleuzian pedagogy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part II: Specific applications: fields of practice, postcolonial and Southern voices, practice methods, and fields of practice -- 24. Donna Haraway: cyborgs, making kin and the Chthulucene in a posthuman world -- Introduction -- Donna Haraway -- Donna Haraway and social work -- Toward a posthuman future for social work -- Notes.

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This volume provides a cutting-edge overview of the work of classic and contemporary theorists in a way that expands their application and utility in social work education and practice, thus providing a bridge between critical theory, philosophy, and social work.

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