Robert Gardner, Stephen Appel) as well as academics from philosophy (Trevor Pateman, John Wilson, Yael Shalem, David Bensusan), sociology (Deborah Britzman), curriculum studies (William Pinar, Madeleine Grumet), and social and literary theory (Valerie Walkerdine, Jane Gallop, James Donald).

Introduction Between "Lifting" and "Accepting": Observations on the Work of Angst in Learning by Deborah P. Britzman Behind the Painted Smile by Valerie Walkerdine Why Can't We Stop Believing? by Yael Shalem and David Bensusan Psychoanalysis and Socratic Education by Trevor Pateman The Exceptional Position of "A Child is Being Beaten" in the Learning and Teaching of Freud by Rivka Eifermann Philosophy and Psychological Resistance: The Case of Educational Research by John Wilson Romantic Research: Why We Love to Read by Madeleine Grumet The True Teacher and the Furor to Teach by M. Robert Gardner Understanding Curriculum as Text: Notes on Reproduction, Resistance, and Male-Male Relations by William F. Pinar Knot a Love Story by Jane Gallop The Teacher's Headache by Stephen Appel The Circuits of Subjectivity in Education and Popular Culture by James Donald Fort/Da: Life History, Memory, and Pedagogy by Heather Worth Index

The aim of this interdisciplinary series is to create critical spaces for pedagogical and political interventions in both school and cultural sites. The titles represent a mix of approaches including historical, bibliographical, critical, sociological, economic, and ethnographic.