With this book Henry A. Giroux argues that insurrection has become a
dominant motif for the USA and other countries torn between the
promises and ideals of democracy and an emergent authoritarianism. He
argues that education is central to the idea of insurrection, showing
how on the one hand it contributes to an insurrectional
authoritarianism, wedded to a fascist legacy that calls for racial
purity, militarism, ultra-nationalism, and state terrorism. On the
other hand he presents the idea of insurrectional democracy which has
a long legacy in the battle for racial justice, economic equality, and
a politics of inclusion. The book explores how both positions are
motivated by specific visions, values, and particular understandings
of education and agency. He also shows how powerful images, social
media, and the internet are in merging political education, power, and
cultural politics. Giroux makes an impassioned call for an
insurrectional democracy that makes education central to politics and
produces an anti-capitalist consciousness as the basis for developing
a mass movement in defence of a radical democracy.
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ISBN
9781350350830
Publisert
2022
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Bloomsbury Academic
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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