Ruth Rikowski Updates

Twenty-Third News Update

PART FIVE

12. REVIEW OF MY ‘GLOBALISATION’ BOOK IN ‘LIBRARY HI TECH’ BY IAN FOURIE, VOL 25, ISS NO. 4, 2007, pp. 623-625

There was a good review of my book ‘Globalisation and Information’ by Ian Fourie, University of Pretoria, South Africa in Library Hi Tech, towards the end of last year. Fourie rightly says that I “…feel passionately about an Open Marxist theoretical analysis in considering…’global capitalism’…” (p. 623). Note though is made of the fact that there are rather a lot of introductions, conclusions and summaries. However, this was largely due to the fact that I was trying to make a very complex subject clear and easy to understand, as well as covering a very wide area (with the extensive international dimension that I explored) and doing all this in quite a short space of time. Never-the-less, the concluding comment is very heartening, with Fourie saying that it:

“… is an excellently researched publication written by an expert who is passionately against a TINA philosophy (There Is No Alternative – to capitalism). It should be read by all librarians and information professionals, and especially by decision makers in the field, as well as the leaders in professional associations.” (p. 625)

13.  ‘KIZI TEBEŞIR’  – TRANSLATED BY EĢITHIM SŐYLEŞILERI RED CHALK :  A TRANSLATION OF ‘RED CHALK’ BY PETER MCLAREN, GLENN RIKOWSKI, MIKE COLE AND DAVE HILL, IN TURKISH

Glenn was very pleased to receive a copy this month, of ‘Red Chalk’ in Turkish. The English version was published by the Institute for Education Policy Studies: Brighton, 2002 - see http://www.ieps.org.uk.cwc.net/redchalk.html - ‘Red Chalk: on schooling, capitalism and politics’ by Mike Cole, Dave Hill, Peter McLaren and Glenn Rikowski, ISBN 0 952204205, £7.00

It has now also been published in Turkish by Birinci Baski: Kasum, 2006,

ISBN 9944 5724 8 9. As well as 'Red Chalk' itself the book also includes a translation into Turkish of an e-dialogue between Glenn and Peter McLaren that first appeared in 'Cultural Logic' in 2001.

14. ‘RESISTANCE TO RESTRUCTURING?: POST-FORDISM IN BRITISH PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ BY GLENN RIKOWSKI AND SHAUN FIELDING
In 1996, Glenn Rikowski wrote a paper with Shaun Fielding on: "Resistance to Restructuring? Post-Fordism in British Primary Schools". This article is now online on our website (as from 26/01/08).
Fielding, S. & Rikowski, G. (1996) Resistance to Restructuring? Post-Fordism in British Primary Schools, School of Education, University of Birmingham, June: See http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Post-Fordism%20in%20Primary%20Schools  

15 GLENN RIKOWSKI ALSO NOW ON EDITORIAL BOARD OF POLICY FUTURES IN EDUCATION

Glenn Rikowski is also now on the Editorial Board of Policy Futures in Education  (late January) See: http://www.wwwords.co.uk/pfie/editorialboard.asp

16. ‘ROBERT OWEN: EDUCATION THE FUN WAY? BY NEIL SOUTHWELL
An article by Neil Southwell, from the School of Education, University of Northampton has recently been inserted on our website (on 9th January 2008), under the ‘Contributions’ section. See: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=contributions&sub=Robert%20Owen%20on%20Education If anyone is interested in contributing to this section then do get in touch. It is an area that we would like to develop, but as always, there is the problem of time (or rather, the lack of it!).

17. POPULAR EDUCATION IN VENEZEULA: SHARED EXPERIENCES IN PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY: A ONE-DAY SEMINAR TO BE HELD AT KINGSTON UNIVERSITY, ON 9TH FEBRARY 2008

Sarah Amsler has informed me about this interesting seminar which is taking place at Kingston University, from 11am-4pm on 9th February 2008, in the C-SCIAPE Debating Chamber. The seminar will discuss “…the politics and possibilities of popular education in Venezuela, widening participation and the transformation of higher learning.”

There will be talks and workshops with the following people:

Edenis Guilarte, Simon Rodriguez University, Caracas

Dr. Andy Higginbottom, Kingston University

Pablo Navarrete, Red Pepper ‘Venezuela’ blog

Dr. Sara Motta, Nottingham University

Thomas Muhr, University of Bristol

The event is sponsored by the Kinston University Institute of Social Science and Departments of Sociology and Criminology and International Politics and Human Rights.

To book a free place or for more information, please contact Dr. Sarah Amsler at s.amsler@kingston.ac.uk

Many thanks to Susan Copeland, Glyn Jones and Sarah Amsler for providing information for items 4, 10 and 17 respectively.

Best, Ruth

Ruth Rikowski teaches at the University of Greenwich and at London South Bank University. The Rikowski web site, The Flow of Ideas is at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk
Ruth's web log, 'Ruth Rikowski Updates' is at http://journals.aol.co.uk/rikowskigr/ruth-rikowski-updates/
Details on Ruth Rikowski's book, Globalisation, Information and Libraries can be viewed at: http://www.chandospublishing.com/catalogue/record_detail.php?recordID=35
For information about Ruth's edited collection on Knowledge Management: Social, Cultural and Theoretical Perspectives, see: http://www.chandospublishing.com/catalogue/record_detail.php?recordID=67
For details on Ruth's Online Publications see: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=pub&sub=Online%20Publications%20Ruth%20Rikowski                                                   

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