Vividly written, richly theorized and uncomfortably familiar, this timely book documents the rise of the attention economy and the bio-political capture of children and young people by screen-use technologies. Precise in its cultural diagnosis and ideology critique, this is a must read for anyone interested in the ‘education drugs attention complex’ and the critical role of social philosophy to combating the worst excesses of this movement.
Andrew W. Wilkins, Reader in Education, Goldsmiths, University of London
Introduction: The Drug Attention Industrial Complex
1. Smart Drugs: The Educational Trade in Attention
2. Screen Addicts
3. Raging Hormones: Transgender Youth and the Ideology of Competition
4. Trauma Doping: Anti-Anxiety Medication and the New Trauma Education Industries
5. Race, Drugs, and the School to Prison Pipeline
6. Enchanting Education for Democratic Affect or Getting Kids Hooked on Theory
Conclusion
References
Index