This book furthers the discussion concerning critical pedagogy and its
practical applications for urban contexts. It addresses two looming, yet
under-explored questions that have emerged with the ascendancy of
critical pedagogy in the educational discourse: (1) What does critical
pedagogy look like in work with urban youth? and (2) How can a
systematic investigation of critical work enacted in urban contexts
simultaneously draw upon and push the core tenets of critical pedagogy?
Addressing the tensions inherent in enacting critical pedagogy - between
working to disrupt and to successfully navigate oppressive
institutionalized structures, and between the practice of critical
pedagogy and the current standards-driven climate - The Art of Critical
Pedagogy seeks to generate authentic internal and external dialogues
among educators in search of texts that offer guidance for teaching for
a more socially just world.