[MCP] 10 Most Important Books: Poll

[Dominique Riviere]

Hi Paul (and everyone),

My initial response to this message was, "Only ten?!"  There are many,
many books which I have found to be useful to my work, but here is my
short-list:

1)  "Elusive Culture:  Schooling, Race and Identity in Global Times"
(Daniel A. Yon; SUNY Press, 2000)

2)  "Race, Identity, and Representation in Education" (Cameron McCarthy &
Warren Crichlow, Eds.; Routledge, 1993)

3)  "Race, Identity, and Representation in Education (2nd ed.)" (Cameron
McCarthy, Warren Crichlow, Greg Dimitriadis & Nadine Dolby, Eds.;
Routledge, 2005)

4)  "Making and Molding Identity in Schools:  Student Narratives on Race,
Gender, and Academic Engagement" (Ann Locke Davidson; SUNY Press, 1996)

5)  "Racist Culture:  Philosophy and the Politics of Meaning" (David Theo
Goldberg; Blackwell Publishers, 1993) 

6)  "Race and Ethnic Relations in Canada" (Peter Li, Ed.; Oxford
University Press, 1999)

7)  "The Uses of Culture:  Education and the Limits of Ethnic Affiliation”
(Cameron McCarthy; Routledge, 1998)
 
8)  "Colonize This!  Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism" (Daisy
Hernandez & Bushra Rehman, Eds.; Seal Press, 2002)

9)  "Pedagogies of Difference:  Rethinking Education for Social Change"
(Peter Trifonas, Ed.; RoutledgeFalmer, 2003)

10)  "The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Multicultural Education" (David
Gillborn & Gloria Ladson-Billings, Eds.; RoutledgeFalmer, 2004)

In terms of fiction, for adults, may I recommend "Msungu Jim and the Great
Chief Tuloko" and "Twelve Bar Blues", both of which are by Patrick Neate. 
For children (ages 12 - 15), “Harriet’s Daughter”, by M. Nourbese Phillip
is an excellent book. 

Dominique


Dominique Riviere, Ph.D.
Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
at the University of Toronto

"In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find
themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer
exists." ~ Eric Hoffer



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