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Henry Giroux (born September 18, 1943), is an American and Canadian scholar and cultural critic. One of the founding theorists of critical pedagogy in the United States, he is best known for his pioneering work in public pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, higher education, media studies, and critical theory. In 2002 ''Routledge'' named Giroux as one of the top fifty educational thinkers of the modern period.〔Palmer, J. (2002) ''Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present Day (Fifty Key Thinkers) (Routledge Key Guides).'' Routledge Publishers. p. 208.〕 A high-school social studies teacher in Barrington, Rhode Island, for six years,〔Personal Essay "The Kids Aren't Alright: Youth Pedagogy and Cultural Studies" in ''Fugitive Cultures'() Retrieved 21/09/08.〕 Giroux has held positions at Boston University, Miami University, and Penn State University. In 2005, Giroux began serving as the Global TV Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.〔(2005) ("McMaster attracts widely acclaimed U.S. scholar Henry Giroux" ) McMaster University. Retrieved 8/6/07. 〕〔(2005) (""McMaster University snags famous theory professor," ) ''e. Peak News.'' Simon Frasier University. Retrieved 8/6/07.〕 He has published more than 50 books and more than 300 academic articles, and is published widely throughout education and cultural studies literature.〔(Dr. Henry A. Giroux – Books ). Personal website. Retrieved 8/6/07.〕 ==Life and career== Henry Giroux was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Alice (Waldron) and Armand Giroux.〔http://www.henryagiroux.com/〕〔http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Henry_Giroux.htm〕 After teaching high-school social studies in Barrington, Rhode Island, for six years, Giroux earned his doctorate at Carnegie-Mellon in 1977. His first position as a professor was in education at Boston University, which he held for the next six years. Following that, he became an education professor and renowned scholar in residence at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. While there he also served as the founding Director of the Center for Education and Cultural Studies.〔(n.d.) (Henry Giroux ) Miami University.〕 In 1992, he began a 12-year position in the Waterbury Chair Professorship at Penn State University, also serving as the Director of the Waterbury Forum in Education and Cultural Studies.〔(n.d.) (Henry A. Giroux – Biography ) The Arts Council – Dublin.〕 In 2004 Giroux became the Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.〔(n.d.) (Henry Giroux – Author Bio ) ''In These Times'' magazine.〕 In July 2014, he was named to the McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest. He is currently the Director of the McMaster Centre for Research in the Public Interest. He currently is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. He currently lives there with his wife, Susan Searls Giroux. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Giroux」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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