ABSTRACT

In an earlier glimpse, we discussed the argument put forward by Lankshear et al. (1996) that modernist educational practices constitute spaces of enclosure. One of these spaces is the book, so as we come to the final part of this particular text we ourselves are very conscious of en-closing, of bringing things to a close. However, unlike Lankshear et al. (1996), we have suggested that every closure involves an opening and vice versa. A text, although bounded, is also itself an opening and as such subject to multiple readings. Thus, the extent to which it is (en)closed must always be open to question. This final glimpse then is less a conclusion than another point of departure – both for us, and for readers of this text. In this sense, it continues the intention we articulated at the beginning – to offer glimpses of the subject of this text rather than to present a complete (closed) account that concludes with a summary or overview.