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SUMMARY: 'Ukraine's Education Policy under a Foucauldian Gaze' - Olena Fim
 'yar (Freie Universität Berlin)
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CONTACT:Dr R E Finnin
DESCRIPTION:The seminar will report the findings of a recently completed s
 tudy ‘Educational Policy-Making in Post-Communist Ukraine: Policies\, Su
 bjectivities\, Rationalities\, Power – A Foucauldian Perspective’\, wh
 ich can be accessed here: http://ulmss-newton.lib.cam.ac.uk/vwebv/holdings
 Info?bibId=33647. \n\nThe discussion will offer a reflective account of a 
 ‘Westernised post-communist intellectual’\, who critically assesses he
 r successes and struggles in establishing herself as a social science rese
 archer in Western academia. Reflecting on her various (sometimes conflicti
 ng and sometimes\, in a paradoxical way\, complementary) identities\, the 
 presenter will explain how her personal oscillation between and dissatisfa
 ction with two systems of thought and patterns of socialisation was transl
 ated into her research agenda and theoretical/methodological standpoint. C
 ommitted to a non-Euro/Americo-centric approach to research\, the presente
 r advocates a poststructuralist perspective as a more powerful explanatory
  tool\, which better accounts for the emerging hybridities\, uncertainties
 \, and oscillations that increasingly characterise everything that used to
  be covered by the term “Soviet”: countries\, societies\, identities\,
  and— of particular relevance to the problematic raised in this paper—
 intellectuals. The presenter will conclude by problematising predominant 
 “Western” analytical knowledge traditions\, and calling for a new form
  of political engagement\, ethics\, and critique as these were once envisa
 ged by Foucault. \n\nThe seminar will encourage the participants to reflec
 t upon their own positioning in (Western) academia and their interest in t
 he Ukrainian studies theme. The participants are advised to consult this a
 nd other papers by the presenter in order to ensure a lively and engaging 
 discussion. \n\nRecommended readings:\n\nFimyar\, O. (2011a). A Manifesto 
 of a Postcommunist\, Poststructuralist Researcher. European Education\, 43
 (2)\, 74-97.\n\nSilova\, I. (2010). Re-Discovering Post-Socialism in Compa
 rative Education. In I. Silova (Ed.)\, Post-Socialism Is Not Dead: (Re)rea
 ding the Global in Comparative Education (pp. 1-20). Bingley\, UK: Emerald
  Publishing.\n\nPeters\, M. A.\, & Besley\, T. (Eds.). (2007). Why Foucaul
 t?: New Directions in Educational Research.(Chapter 1) New York\, NY: Pete
 r Lang.\n\nFurther readings:\n\nFimyar\, O. (2008a). Using Governmentality
  as a Conceptual Tool in Education Policy Research. Educate~The Journal of
  Doctoral Research in Education\, (Kaleidoscope Special Issue March 2008)\
 , 3-18.\n\nFimyar\, O. (2008b). Educational Policy-Making in Post-Communis
 t Ukraine as an Example of Emerging Governmentality: Discourse Analysis of
  Curriculum Choice and Assessment Policy Documents (1999–2003). Journal 
 of Education Policy\, 23(6)\, 571-593.\n\nFimyar\, O. (2010). Policy Why(s
 ): Policy Rationalities and the Changing Logic of Education Reform in Post
 -Communist Ukraine. In I. Silova (Ed.)\, Post-Socialism Is Not Dead: (Re)r
 eading the Global in Comparative Education (pp. 61-92). Bingley\, UK: Emer
 ald Publishing.\n\nRose\, N.\, & Miller\, P. (2008). Governing the Present
 : Administering Economic\, Social and Personal Life. (Chapter 8)  Polity P
 ress.\n
LOCATION:Latimer Room\, Clare College
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