ANARCHIST PEDAGOGIES
Collective Actions, Theories, and Critical Reflections on Education EDITED BY ROBERT H. HAWORTH AFTERWORD BY ALLAN ANTLIFF Education is a challenging subject for anarchists. Many are critical about working within a state-run education system that is embedded in hierarchical, standardized, and authoritarian structures. Numerous individuals and collectives envision the creation of counter-publics or alternative educational sites as possible forms of resistance, while other anarchists see themselves as “saboteurs” within the public arena— believing that there is a need to contest dominant forms of power and educational practices from multiple fronts. Of course, if anarchists agree that there are no blueprints for education, the question remains, in what dynamic and creative ways can we construct non-hierarchical, anti-authoritarian, mutual, and voluntary educational spaces?
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Major themes in the volume include: learning from historical anarchist experiments in education, ways that contemporary anarchists create dynamic and situated learning spaces, and finally, critically reflecting on theoretical frameworks and educational practices. Contributors include: Jeffery Shantz, John Jordan, Abraham DeLeon, David Gabbard, Matthew Weinstein, Alex Khasnabish, and many others. APR 2012
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ANARCHISM AND EDUCATION A Philosophical Perspective JUDITH SUISSA “This is an excellent book that deals with important issues through the lens of anarchist theories and practices of education... The book tackles a number of issues that are relevant to anybody who is trying to come to terms with the philosophy of education.” —Higher Education Review
While there have been historical accounts of the anarchist school movement, there has been no systematic work on the philosophical underpinnings of anarchist educational ideas—until now. Anarchism and Education offers a philosophical account of the neglected tradition of anarchist thought on education. Although few anarchist thinkers wrote systematically on education, this analysis is based largely on a reconstruction of the educational thought of anarchist thinkers gleaned from their various ethical, philosophical, and popular writings. Primarily drawing on the work of 19th-century anarchist theorists such as Bakunin, Kropotkin, and Proudhon, the book also covers 20th-century anarchist thinkers such as Noam Chomsky, Paul Goodman, Daniel Guerin, and Colin Ward. This original work will interest philosophers of education, educationalist thinkers, and those with a general interest in anarchism.
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