Neoliberalism's War on Higher Education

by Henry A. Giroux

Overview

Giroux exposes the corporate forces at play and charts a clear-minded and inspired course of action out of the shadows of market-driven education policy. Championing the youth around the globe who have dared to resist the bartering of their future, he calls upon public intellectuals—as well as all people concerned about the future of democracy—to speak out and defend the university as a site of critical learning and democratic promise.

In this updated edition, Giroux puts all of this into the context of the Trump era, arguing that education remains a key battleground for the fight against authoritarianism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642590371
Publisher:	Haymarket Books
Publication date:	12/10/2019
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	239
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(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

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction The Language of Neoliberal Eduction Mitja Sardoc Interviews Henry A. Giroux 1

Chapter 1 Neoliberalism's War on Democracy 13

Chapter 2 Dystopian Education in a Neoliberal Society 41

Chapter 3 At the Limits of Neoliberal Higher Education: Global Youth Resistance and the American/British. Divide 65

Chapter 4 Intellectual Violence in the Age of Gated Intellectuals: Critical Pedagogy and a Return to the Political Brad Evans Henry A. Giroux 87

Chapter 5 On the Urgency for Public Intellectuals in the Academy 113

Chapter 6 The Promise of Education in Difficult Times Reading against Fascism in the Age of Trump 137

Chapter 7 Higher Education, Neoliberalism, and the Politics of Disposability 169

Conclusion Higher Education and the Threat of Neoliberal Fascism Mark Karlin Interviews Henry A. Giroux 193

Notes 207

Index 235

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

From the Publisher