New Issue + Call For Papers

A new issue has been published and can be found here: https://tidsskrift.dk/spf/issue/view/8794

Post-coronial education: What lessons can we learn from the pandemic?

Guest editors: Knut Ove Æsøy, OsloMet,

Kamran Namdar, Mälardalen University,

Partow Izadi, University of Lapland in Rovaniemi

This is a call for papers to a special issue of the Nordic journal Studier i Pædagogisk Filosofi (Studies in Philosophy of Education) exploring the connection between the corona pandemic and education.

The Corona pandemic is the kind of natural phenomenon that from time to time besets human culture. Education is an important part of human culture that might change, due to the pandemic. The spring of 2020 has proven how adaptable human beings are. Most of the changes in different educational institutions have resulted from a political state of emergency. These changes might have long-term consequences, both in way of educational practices and the education mindset. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a variety of basic educational issues may have attracted renewed interest. The pandemic may revitalize questions about human existence, which may have implications for both the educational practice and mindset. This interaction between nature and the human ability to adapt and construct is not new, and we will welcome papers clarifying philosophical thoughts of the past in relation to the pandemic situation. We will also be happy to receive more future- oriented papers on post-coronial education or papers that discuss more specifically the pandemic’s political implications for different educational systems from kindergarten to university. This could pertain to science, religiousness, ethics, affiliation, motivation, play, motor skills, boredom, social inequalities, nationalism, and the school as the arena of Bildung.

We would like to receive a large variety of contributions, both in terms of perspectives and forms of expressions, but this kind of future-oriented reflection requires stringent theoretical arguments and nuanced discussion.

Deadline: November 1th 2020.