Creative Universities
Reimagining Education for Global Challenges and Alternative Futures
By Anke Schwittay
Published
Oct 1, 2021Page count
200 pagesISBN
978-1529213652Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Oct 1, 2021Page count
200 pagesISBN
978-1529213645Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Oct 1, 2021Page count
200 pagesISBN
978-1529213669Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Oct 1, 2021Page count
200 pagesISBN
978-1529213669Dimensions
Imprint
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In the Media
'Imagine! Creative teaching for global challenges and alternative futures' on Transforming Society
'Designing back from the future: building scenarios to engage students with global challenges' by Anke Schwittay
How can higher education contribute to tackling today’s complex challenges?
In this wide-ranging book, Anke Schwittay argues that, in order to inspire and equip students to generate better responses to global challenges, we need a pedagogy that develops their imagination, creativity, emotional sensibilities and practical capabilities.
Schwittay proposes a critical-creative pedagogy that incorporates design-based activities, experiential teaching, serious play and future-oriented practices. Crucially, she demonstrates the importance of moving beyond analysing limitations to working towards alternatives for more equitable, just and sustainable futures.
Presenting concrete ideas for the reimagination of higher education, this book is an essential read for both educators and students in any field studying global challenges.
Anke Schwittay is Professor of Anthropology and Global Development at the University of Sussex. Further information about her work can be found at www.creativeuniversities.com.
1. Invitation
2. Remaking Academic Identities
3. Designing Futures
4. Reclaiming Economies
5. Repairing Ecologies
6. Prefiguring Alternatives
7. Capstones