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Discursive Inscriptions in the Fabrication of a Modern Self: Mexican Educational Appropriations of Dewey’s Writings

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Dewey’s writings, just as any other text, in their articulation with other discourses available at a certain time and space, are resignified in such a way that they can become just the opposite of what they previously were.

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Burgos, R.N.B. (2005). Discursive Inscriptions in the Fabrication of a Modern Self: Mexican Educational Appropriations of Dewey’s Writings. In: Popkewitz, T.S. (eds) Inventing the Modern Self and John Dewey. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403978417_8

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