Fascism on Trial
eBook - ePub

Fascism on Trial

Education and the Possibility of Democracy

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Fascism on Trial

Education and the Possibility of Democracy

About this book

This book interrogates rising fascism in America. It spotlights the major facets of fascism that increasingly characterize contemporary US politics, in relation to political authoritarianism, the rise of anti-intellectualism, the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories, the glorification of political street violence and state violence, rising white supremacy, and the militarization of US political discourse. Alongside this, Giroux and DiMaggio show how the assault on critical education and pedagogy is central to the fascist program. They stress the importance of reprioritizing education as a public good to combating fascist politics and ideology and draw links between fascism and the banning of books in schools, whitewashing history, and punishing policies aimed at Black, Brown, and transgender youth. They challenge the commonly embraced notion that Trumpism is primarily a function of economic insecurity within his support base, documenting how support for the former president primarily centered on reactionary socio-cultural values and white supremacy. They also show how white supremacist values are central to the Trump base defending the January 6th insurrection, despite academics, journalists, and political officials in both major parties ignoring the threat of rising white nationalism.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Part One Fascist Nightmares and the Cult of Violence
  9. Part Two Neoliberal Fascism, Cruelty, and Street Politics
  10. Part Three The Language of Fascism
  11. Part Four Fascism’s Fundamentalist Passions
  12. Part Five Fascism’s Attack on Political Agency and Historical Memory
  13. Part Six American Society and the Turn Towards Fascism
  14. Part Seven Education and the Mobilizing Passions of Fascism
  15. Conclusion: Gangster Capitalism and the Politics of Fascism
  16. Notes
  17. Index
  18. Imprint