01 / Classic Textbook Recommendation
Classic Textbook Recommendation
Citation
Givens, J. R. (2021). Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching. Harvard University Press.
Why it belongs
The history of education is also a history of who gets to define knowledge. Givens recovers the strategies and intellectual work of Black teachers, broadening teacher education beyond institutional policy and classroom technique.
Core coverage
Use the book to study teacher agency, historical memory, and the relationship between schooling and liberation. It works particularly well alongside courses on curriculum, race, and educational policy.
Selection note
The Harvard GSE Gutman Library includes this recent title in its curated history of education reading list: Harvard GSE book selection.