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The curse of totalitarianism and the challenge of critical pedagogy

October 13, 2015 sanjay perera

by Henry A. Giroux
The forces of free-market fundamentalism are on the march ushering in a terrifying horizon of what Hannah Arendt once called “dark times.” Continue reading The curse of totalitarianism and the challenge of critical pedagogy

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Taking notes 50: Schools as punishing factories: the handcuffing of public education

August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 sanjay perera

by Henry A. Giroux The Nobel Prize-winning author Ngugi wa Thiong’o has insisted rightfully that “Children are the future of any society,” adding, “If you want to maim the future of any society, you simply maim the children.”[1] If one … Continue reading Taking notes 50: Schools as punishing factories: the handcuffing of public education

Higher education and the promise of insurgent public memory

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 sanjay perera

by Henry A. Giroux What happens to the memory of history when it ceases to be testimony? – James Young[1] At a time when both political parties, anti-public intellectual pundits and mainstream news sources view the purpose of higher education … Continue reading Higher education and the promise of insurgent public memory

Barbarians at the gates: authoritarianism and the assault on public education

January 13, 2015May 11, 2016 sanjay perera

  by Henry A. Giroux In 2015 both the US Senate and House of Representatives will be controlled by the Republican Party, one of the most extremist political parties in US history.[1] Coupled with the empty centrism of the Democratic … Continue reading Barbarians at the gates: authoritarianism and the assault on public education

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