Malott / Stephenson / Elmore Teaching Marx

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-62396-122-0
Verlag: Information Age Publishing
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 395 Seiten

We are in the midst of yet another global crisis in capitalism. In the UK, we have the most right wing and ideologically driven government since Thatcher; a ruthless cabal of millionaires intent on destroying the welfare state. In the US, President Obama, whose initial record did not live up to the expectations of many on the Left, is increasingly driven by rightwing republicanism and other corporate interests. At the same time, there are developments in Latin America, in particular Venezuela, which are heralding the dawn of a new politics, and recovering the voice of Marx, but with a twentyfirst century socialist focus, thus giving hope to the lives of millions of working people throughout the world. This is why the world media is intent on discrediting President Hugo Chávez; and insisting that ordinary people have to pay the cost of the crisis in capitalism. The Arab Spring and the Occupy movement also show signs of an anticapitalist movement in embryo. In Greece, perhaps more than anywhere else in Europe (even France), the austeritystricken workingclasses are pushing for real existing socialism. It is therefore not surprising that the ruling class of Greece is increasingly supporting the neoNazi, fascist Golden Dawn party threatening civil war should they lose power as a class. Now is a prescient time to bring twentyfirst century socialism to the educational institutions of the world, to teach Marx across the curriculum and across the globe. Through this volume our goal was to contribute to the literature by concretely demonstrating the practical implications of Marx’s theory to curriculum. However, while this book provides concrete examples of how Marx can and has informed a revolutionary critical education, it is not intended to be prescriptive. That is, the chapters should not be read as a how to guide, but they should be taken as inspiration for new, creative approaches to Teaching Marx and interpreting and posing The Socialist Challenge.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Malott, Curry

Malott,

Stephenson, Curry

Elmore,

M., John

Cole,

Mike,

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Advance praise for Teaching Marx;2
3;Series page;4
4;Teaching Marx: The Socialist Challenge;6
5;Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data;7
6;Contents;8
7;Foreword;10
8;Introduction: Rethinking Educational Purpose;16
9;Section I: The Larger Context;28
10;Chapter 1: Marx, Marxism and (Twenty-First Century) Socialism;30
11;Chapter 2: The Crisis in Marxism;54
12;Chapter 3: Class Consciousness and Teacher Education;130
13;Section II: A Marxist Challenge to Capitalist Schooling;168
14;Chapter 4: Marx, Teacher Education, and the Corporate University;170
15;Chapter 5: Critical Multicultural Social Studies and the Socialist Challenge;188
16;Chapter 6: “Shut Up! He Might Hear You!”;234
17;Chapter 7: Seeking Liberatory Possibilities in Science Education;260
18;Section III: Social Class and Student Perspective;284
19;Chapter 8: “Class” Discussion;286
20;Chapter 9: Student-Teaching as an Emerging Marxist;300
21;Section IV: Twenty-First Century Socialism in Practice;352
22;Chapter 10: The Role of Higher Education within the Socialist Revolution of Latin America;354
23;Chapter 11: Education and Twenty-First Century Socialism;370
24;Afterword: Teaching Marx in the Neo-Liberal Age;390