Media Contact: Michelle Wilson, Coordinator of Public Affairs, Ohio University College of Education,
136 McCracken Hall, (740) 593-9341
ATHENS, Ohio (March 31, 2000) -- Nationally recognized scholars, Joe Kincheloe and Shirley
Steinberg will be giving a lecture entitled "Exploring the Cultural
Curriculum: Hollywood, Barbie and Big Mac's" on Thursday, April 6 from
6:00-7:30 p.m. in Scripps Auditorium. The event, sponsored by the College
of Education and its Educational Studies Department, is free and open to
the public.
Contrary to popular perception, most education in 21st century America
takes place outside of school. Though typically perceived as "innocent
entertainment," the most powerful contemporary educational force is
produced by corporations in TV shows, movies, toys, and in advertisements.
This presentation explores some of the lessons learned in this corporate
produced information environment.
Kincheloe is the Belle Zeller Professor of Public Policy and Administration
at Brooklyn College (CUNY) and Professor of Education and Cultural Studies
at The Pennsylvania State University. Steinberg is Assistant Professor at
Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, and also teaches at the
Adelphi Manhattan Urban Center. She is also an educational consultant and
drama director.
Together, Kincheloe and Steinberg have written and edited numerous books,
including Measured Lies: The Bell Curve Examined, winner of the North
American Gustavus Myers Award for Human Rights, 1997. In addition, they
have also written and edited "Unauthorized Methods: Strategies for Critical
Teaching;" "White Reign: Deploying Whiteness in America," winner of The
Critics' Choice Award (AESA); and "Kinderculture: The Corporate Construction
of Childhood."
In addition to the evening lecture, Kincheloe and Steinberg will also be
giving a lecture for all College of Education faculty and staff on
Thursday, April 6 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in McCracken Hall 240. The title
of this presentation is "I'll See Your Standards and Raise You:
Constructing Educational Standards of Complexity." Everybody is talking
about standards -- from Texas to Ohio. Yet very few politicians and
educational leaders have analyzed what might specifically constitute "high
standards" or a "quality education." Simply proclaiming that one is for
high standards is not enough. This presentation will explain the
multi-dimensionality of democratic improvement.
For more information on the Kincheloe and Steinberg presentations, please
contact the Educational Studies Department at (740) 593-4422.
