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Henry Giroux's latest work is a compelling collection of new and classic essays. Key topics such as education and democracy, terrorism and security, and media and youth culture are critiqued in Giroux's signature style. This is a fascinating collection for Giroux fans and educators alike.
Henry Giroux's latest work is a compelling collection of new and classic essays. Key topics such as education and democracy, terrorism and security, and media and youth culture are critiqued in Giroux's signature style. This is a fascinating collection for Giroux fans and educators alike.
Introduction: Henry Giroux on Critical Pedagogy and the Responsibilities of the Public Intellectual: Interviews with Marcia Morales, Mike Pozo & Sina Rahmani PART I: AMERICA UNDER SIEGE: AUTHORITARIANISM & DEMOCRACY The Conservative Assault on America Democracy and the Crisis of Public Education From Auschwitz to Abu Ghraib: Rethinking Representation as Public Pedagogy PART II: AGAINST FUNDAMENTALISM: RESISTING RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM AND MARKET ORTHODOXY The Passion of the Right: Religious Fundamentalism and the Crisis of Democracy Academic Entrepreneurs: The Corporate Takeover of Higher Education PART III: RETHINKING POLITICAL AND CULTURAL LITERACY Orwellian Newspeak and the Crisis of Democracy The Abandoned Generation: The Urban Debate League and the Politics of Possibility Movies and Public Pedagogy: Film as Cultural Politics PART IV: RACE, SURVEILLANCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Spectacles of Race and Pedagogies of Denial Racial Injustice and Disposable Youth in the Age of Zero Tolerance PART V: MILITARIZATION, MASCULINITY, AND THE SPECTRE OF FASCISM Waging War On Democracy: The Militarizing of Public Space Brutalized Bodies and Emasculated Politics: Fight Club PART VI: YOUTH, PEDAGOGY, AND THE POLITICS OF HOPE Heroin Chic, Consumerism, and the Politics of Seduction Reclaiming Education and Hope in Dark Times Translating the Future - Commencement Speech, Memorial University, June 2005