Stealing Innocence: Youth, Corporate Power and the Politics of Culture

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 society: 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.

Author: Na Na, Henry A. Giroux
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 06/17/2001
Pages: 197
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.05h x 5.51w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9780312239329

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 122

About the Author
Henry A. Giroux holds the Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.