In Praise of Irrationality: Self, "East" and "West" in Greek Teachers' Speeches on National Day Commemorations

Autor/in	Benincasa, Luciana
Titel	In Praise of Irrationality: Self, "East" and "West" in Greek Teachers' Speeches on National Day Commemorations
Quelle	In: Qualitative Report, 15 (2010) 5, S.1145-1163 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-0147
Schlagwörter	Secondary School Teachers; Speeches; Discourse Analysis; Foreign Countries; Self Concept; Cognitive Processes; Reference Groups; Non Western Civilization; Nationalism; Stereotypes; Logical Thinking; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diskursanalyse; Ausland; Selbstkonzept; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Reference group; Bezugsgruppe; Nationalismus; Klischee; Griechenland
Abstract	In this qualitative study of school discourse on national day commemorations, focus is on the "social creativity strategies" through which group members can improve their social identity. Discourse analysis was carried out on thirty-nine teachers' speeches delivered in Greek schools between 1998 and 2004. The speakers scorn rationality and logic, stereotypically attributed to "the West" (a "West" which is perceived not to include Greece), as cold and not human. The Greeks' successful national struggles are presented instead as the result of irrationality. They claim irrationality to be the most human and thus the most valuable quality, which places Greece first in the world hierarchy. The results are further discussed in terms of their implications for learning and teaching in the classroom, as well as for policy and research. (Contains 3 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10