Neoliberalism's War on Higher Education

by Henry A. Giroux

Overview

"Henry Giroux is one of our most important public intellectuals."—David H. Price, St. Martin's University

A revealing look at how neoliberal policies, practices, and modes of material and symbolic violence have radically reshaped the mission and practice of higher education. Henry A. Giroux shows what educators, young people, and concerned citizens can do to reclaim higher education from market-driven education policy.

Henry A. Giroux currently holds the Global TV Network Chair Professorship at McMaster University. His recent books include Disposable Youth: Racialized Memories and The Culture of Cruelty and Youth in Revolt: Reclaiming a Democratic Future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608463343
Publisher:	Haymarket Books
Publication date:	03/18/2014
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Henry A. Giroux currently holds the Global TV Network Chair Professorship at McMaster Universityin the English and Cultural Studies Department. His most recent books include: Disposable Youth: Racialized Memories and the Culture of Cruelty and Youth in Revolt: Reclaiming a Democratic Future.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Neoliberalism’s War on Democracy

Chapter 1: Dystopian Education in a Neoliberal Society

Chapter 2: At the Limits of Neoliberal Higher Education: Global Youth Resistance and the American/British Divide

Chapter 3: Intellectual Violence in the Age of Gated Intellectuals (co-authored with Brad Evans)

Chapter 4: Universityies Gone Wild (co-authored with Susan Searls Giroux)

Chapter 5: On the Urgency for Public Intellectuals in the Academy

Chapter 6: Democracy Unsettled: From Critical Pedagogy to the War on Youth

Editorial Reviews

Professor Giroux has focused his keen intellect on the hostile corporate takeover of higher education in North America. . . . He is relentless in his defense of a society that requires its citizenry to place its cultural, political, and economic institutions in context s o t hey can be interrog ated and held truly accountable. We are fortunate to have such a prolific writer and deep thinker to challenge us all.”
—Karen Lewis, President, Chicago Teachers Union

“No one has been better than Henry Giroux at analyzing the many ways in wh ich neoliberalism, with its v i cious and p redatory excesses, has damaged the American economy and undermined its democratic processes. Now, as Giroux brilliantly explains, it is threatening one of the nation’s proudest and most important achievements—its system of
higher education.”
—Bob Herbert, Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos and former op-ed columnist for the New York Times

“Henry Giroux remains the critical voice of a generation. . . . He dares us to reevaluate the significance of public pedagogy as integral to any viable notion of democratic participation and social responsibility. Anybody who is remotely interested in the plight of future generations must
read this book.”
—Dr. Brad Evans, Director, Histories of Violence website



“Professor Giroux has focused his keen intellect on the hostile corporate takeover of higher education in North America. . . . He is relentless in his defense of a society that requires its citizenry to place its cultural, political, and economic institutions in context s o t hey can be interrog ated and held truly accountable. We are fortunate to have such a prolific writer and deep thinker to challenge us all.”
—Karen Lewis, President, Chicago Teachers Union

“No one has been better than Henry Giroux at analyzing the many ways in wh ich neoliberalism, with its v i cious and p redatory excesses, has damaged the American economy and undermined its democratic processes. Now, as Giroux brilliantly explains, it is threatening one of the nation’s proudest and most important achievements—its system of
higher education.”
—Bob Herbert, Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos and former op-ed columnist for the New York Times

“Henry Giroux remains the critical voice of a generation. . . . He dares us to reevaluate the significance of public pedagogy as integral to any viable notion of democratic participation and social responsibility. Anybody who is remotely interested in the plight of future generations must
read this book.”
—Dr. Brad Evans, Director, Histories of Violence website

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