Education as mutual translation : : a Yoruba and Vedantic interface for pedagogy in the creative arts / / Ranjana Thapalyal.

• Author: Thapalyal, Ranjana.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill Sense,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 pages)

In Education as Mutual Translation , the author recounts recent research conducted at a UK Art School, then examines and applies Hindu Vedantist (Ancient Indian) and Yoruba (West African) philosophical concepts of self and mutuality with others to an environment that expects high levels of individuality. Yoruba and Vedantic analyses of mind are shown to have startling resonance with each other, with Paulo Freire’s critical consciousness, and Ronald Barnett’s student being. Placing these sources in theoretical dialogue with each other the author proposes “critical autobiographic reflection” as a tool for locating cultural, political and ontological self; she suggests that a more resilient original voice emerges from awareness of society and community than from individualism, and that genuine pedagogic exchange changes student, tutor, and the work of both.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- List of Figures and Tables -- Time and Translation -- Education as Mutual Translation -- Vedanta, Self and Education -- Yoruba, Self and Education -- Vedantic and Yoruba Thought in Relation to Barnett’s Will to Learn and Freire’s Critical Consciousness -- Ethos, Structure and Methodology of the 4Minds Research Project -- Case Study Narratives -- Reflection on the Yoruba/Vedanta Course and 4Minds in Relation to Main Sources -- Analysis of the Research Project and card as Pedagogic Tool -- Conclusions -- Back Matter -- References -- Key Texts and Tenets of the Schools of Vedanta and Their Sources -- Index.