Around the concept of agnotology in the contemporary pedagogical discourse Cover Image

Wokół pojęcia agnotologii we współczesnej myśli pedagogicznej
Around the concept of agnotology in the contemporary pedagogical discourse

Author(s): Jarosław Marzec
Subject(s): Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: critical pedagogy; agnotology; emancipation; pedagogy of ignorance; Jacques Ranciere;

Summary/Abstract: In presented text I would like to overview interpretative efforts concerned with the conception of agnotology within pedagogical thoughts, especially in the context of fail the idea of emancipation in the stream of critical pedagogy. I recall the works of Tomasz Szkudlarek, Gert Biesta and Jacques Rancière to show the productive and positively valuated meanings of the concept of agnotology and also document its „work” in the pedagogical discourse. As we will see we have to deal with peculiar pedagogy of ignorance. The most valuable are the efforts of Rancière in this field, who is the most recognizable figure in the battle with the myths of emancipation expressed in the theory of critical pedagogy and sociology of knowledge. The category of agnotology and the pedagogy of ignorance seems to be the sign of unknown meanings in the pedagogical thinking, which give the contribution of that category in the attempt to transcend the myths of emancipation.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 35-48
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish