Fascism on Trial: Education and the Possibility of Democracy

Author:   Henry A. Giroux ,  Anthony R. DiMaggio
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Pages:   304
Publication Date:   22 February 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Henry A. Giroux ,  Anthony R. DiMaggio
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781350421677


ISBN 10:   1350421677
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   22 February 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Introduction Part I: Fascist Nightmares and the Cult of Violence 1. Fascism’s Trial Run: Rethinking Education in an Age of Conspiracy Theories and Election Deniers 2. Vigilantes on Parade Part II: Neoliberal Fascism, Cruelty and Street Politics 3. Neoliberal Fascism, Cruel Violence, and the Politics of Disposability 4. Street Fascism and the Politics of Denialism Part III: The Language of Fascism 5. Language and Violence as Spectacle in the New Age of Fascist Politics 6. Language and the Politics of Lying: The Big Lie and White Supremacy Part IV: Fascism’s Fundamentalist Passions 7. Fascist Politics and the Scourge of Antisemitism in the Age of Disconnected Present 8. Fascism, White Christian Nationalism, and QAnon Rising Part V: Fascism’s Attack on Political Agency and Historical Memory 9. The Menace of American Authoritarianism and the Crisis of Political Agency 10. Politicizing January 6, White Supremacy, and the Assault on Historical Memory Part VI. American Society and the Turn Towards Fascism 11. The Nazification of American Society 12. What Fascism is (and Isn’t): The White Working Class and White Supremacy VII. Education and The Mobilizing Passions of Fascism 13. The Nazification of American Education 14. Orwell, Totalitarian Politics, and the War on Anti-Racism in Education Conclusion References Index

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"With the world burning and flooding and the political system unraveling, with wars on the rise and many displaced due to storms and violence, with politicians holding our finances and intellectual freedoms hostage, unable to act to reduce hardship or build towards peace, many may feel alone and isolated. Giroux and Dimaggio teach us that this is not so. With insight and anger, Giroux and Dimaggio guide us along the path to continued critical thought and ongoing organizing in the face of attacks on democracy. An essential, hard-hitting intervention! A powerful rallying call!! -- Robin Goodman, Professor of English, Florida State University, USA A powerful weapon for free-thinking intellectuals at a time when fascistic education and the organized assault on critical thinking have taken on increasingly dangerous dimensions. Giroux and DiMaggio’s oppositional brilliance and lifelong dedication to essential human justice have never wavered with the years and are on display again. -- Jonathan Kozol, author of ""Death at an Early Age"", ""Savage Inequalities"", and (forthcoming) ""An End to Inequality"" A spectre is haunting the United States, and its name is fascism. Giroux and DiMaggio explain why. But most importantly, they warn us that our future will be bleak unless we recognize the fascist threat and organize not just to stop it but to build a world worth living in. -- Michael D. Yates, Director of Monthly Review Press, author of ""Can the Working Class Change the World?"" Giroux and DiMaggio masterfully explain rising U.S. fascism, gangster capitalism, and the embrace of white supremacy and authoritarianism. A must-read for all who seek to understand the frightening ramifications of the rightwing assault on democracy -- Marjorie Cohn, Professor Emerita, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, USA With the rise and blind acceptance of authoritarian tendencies, the increasing normality of uncivil political discourse, the utter perversion of objective truth, and the warped threat of religious nationalism, this book is a wise, thoughtful—megaphone necessarily in hand—heralding call to the U.S. in particular, to the world in general—to wake up, before it is too late. -- James D. Kirylo, Professor of Curriculum Theory, Critical Pedagogy, & Literacy, University of South Carolina, USA This timely book investigates how fascist ideology has taken root in American culture and how urgently we need to ponder its repercussions in an age where deception and alternate-reality reasoning are common tactics for deploying necropolitical technologies worldwide. The attack on critical pedagogy engendered by fascism compels us, critical educators, to reorient ourselves in such a way as to reprioritize education as a public good to oppose fascist politics and ideology, as advocated by Giroux and DiMaggio. -- Débora B. A. Junker, Associate Professor of Critical Pedagogies, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, USA In an era marked by increasing political polarization, rising authoritarianism, and the erosion of democratic values, this book serves as a crucial resource for educators, academics, and anyone concerned with the future of our societies. By exploring the complex intersections between fascism and education, Giroux and DiMaggio challenge us to critically examine the ways in which fascism shapes ideologies and infiltrates institutions, often subtly and deceptively. -- Charles L. Lowery, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Virginia Tech, USA"


With the world burning and flooding and the political system unraveling, with wars on the rise and many displaced due to storms and violence, with politicians holding our finances and intellectual freedoms hostage, unable to act to reduce hardship or build towards peace, many may feel alone and isolated. Giroux and Dimaggio teach us that this is not so. With insight and anger, Giroux and Dimaggio guide us along the path to continued critical thought and ongoing organizing in the face of attacks on democracy. An essential, hard-hitting intervention! A powerful rallying call!! -- Robin Goodman, Professor of English, Florida State University, USA


Author Information

Henry A. Giroux holds the Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Canada. His books include Insurrections (Bloomsbury, 2023), Pedagogy of Resistance (Bloomsbury, 2022), Race, Politics, and Pandemic Pedagogy (Bloomsbury, 2021), On Critical Pedagogy, 2nd Edition (Bloomsbury, 2020) and American Nightmare: Facing the Challenge of Fascism (2018). Anthony R. DiMaggio is Associate Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University, USA. He is the author of Rebellion in America (2020), Political Power in America (2019) and Selling War, Selling Hope (2015).

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