Narratives of fundamentalism, negative capability and the democratic imperative

Alan Bainbridge; Linden West

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Narratives of fundamentalism, negative capability and the democratic imperative

Alan Bainbridge
, Linden West

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Alan Bainbridge and Linden West offer a theoretical discussion of (mainly) contemporary British society with particular reference to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of the Workers’ Education Association and a city still struggling to adjust following the decline of the pottery industry. They posit the growth of fundamentalism as a search for certainties and propose that Keats’ notion of negative capability (the ability to accept uncertainty) may offer an alternative lens.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Discourses we live by: Personal and professional narratives of educational and social practices
Publisher	Open Book Publishers
Pages	73-90
ISBN (Print)	9781783748532, 9781783748563
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0203.03
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

British society
Fundamentalism
Negative capablity
Stoke-on-Trent

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