Hodkinson, Alan and Devarakonda, Chandrika (2011) For Pity’s Sake: Comparative Conceptions of Inclusion in England and India. International Review of Qualitative Research, 4 (2). pp. 253-270. ISSN 1940-8447
Preview |
Text
for pity's sake.pdf - Published Version Download (214kB) | Preview |
Abstract
This paper offers a critique of transnational aspects of ‘inclusion,’ one of those global education buzzwords that as Slee (2009) puts it, say everything but say nothing. It starts off by trying to compare Indian and English usages and attitudes at the level of teacher discourse, and notes the impossibility of any ‘authentic’ translation, given the very different cultural contexts and histories. In response to these divergences, the authors undertake a much more genealogical and ‘forensic’ examination of values associated with ‘inclusion,’ focussing especially on a key notion of ‘pity.’ The Eurocentric tradition is traced from its Platonic origins through what is claimed to be the ‘industrialization of pity’ and its rejection as a virtue in favour of more apparently egalitarian measures of fairness. The Indian tradition relates rather to religious traditions across a number of different belief systems, most of which centre on some version of a karmic notion of pity. The authors both criticise and reject ‘inclusion’ as a colonisation of the global and call for a new understanding of notions like ‘pity’ as affective commitment rather than ‘fair’ dispensation of equality.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information and Comments: | Published as For Pity's Sake: Comparative Conceptions of Inclusion in England and India Alan Hodkinson and Chandrika Devarakonda International Review of Qualitative Research , Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer 2011) , pp. 253-270 © [2011] by [the Regents of the University of California/Sponsoring Society or Association]. Copying and permissions notice: Authorization to copy this content beyond fair use (as specified in Sections 107 and 108 of the U. S. Copyright Law) for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by [the Regents of the University of California/on behalf of the Sponsoring Society] for libraries and other users, provided that they are registered with and pay the specified fee via Rightslink® on [JSTOR (http://www.jstor.org/r/ucal)] or directly with the Copyright Clearance Center, http://www.copyright.com." |
| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculty of Education and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Users 4 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2013 15:13 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jan 2021 12:00 |
| URI: | https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/79 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Altmetric
Altmetric
