Colonized Schooling Exposed: Progressive Voices for Transformative Educational and Social Change (Routledge Studies in Education, Neoliberalism, and Marxism)

This book presents a novel perspective on neocolonialism, education and other related issues. It unveils the effects of neocolonialism on the learning and well-being of students and workers, including marginalized groups such as Native Americans, Latino/as, and African Americans. It is a collection of in-depth interviews with and heartfelt essays by committed social justice educators and scholars genuinely concerned with educational issues situated in the context of western neocolonialism and neoliberalism.This dialogical way of discussing important issues and co-constructing knowledge can be traced back to ancient philosophers, who used dialogue as a form of inquiry to explore and analyze educational, socio-economic and political issues facing the world. It will cover many interwoven and pressing issues echoed through authentic voices of progressive educators and scholars. Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Introduction 8 PART I: Unmasking the Wretchedness of Neoliberalism and Neocolonialism 20 1 Colonialism in the 21st Century: A Critical Analysis 22 2 Violence and the Interstices of Difference: Working With(in) and Around Fanon 39 3 Colonialism and Neoliberalism: Twins of Inequities: A Conversation with Vijay Prashad 58 4 Countering the Colonizing Allure of (Pseudo)-Scientific Discourses in Education Research and Policy 73 5 Courageous Voices Against Neocolonial and White Supremacy: Sandy Grande and Pierre Orelus in Dialogue 91 6 Surviving Language as a Refugee 99 7 Unfair Comparisons: Monolingual Norms and Language Discrimination Against Nonnative English-Speaking Students at U.S. Colleges and Universities 108 8 An arabyyah-muslimah Feminist Negotiating Gender/Nation/Sexuality/Colonial Discourses: A Conversation with Manal Hamzeh 120 9 Testimonios of Microaggressions on University and College Campuses 134 PART II Unmasking the Wretchedness of Neoliberalism and Neocolonialism 142 10 Marxist Scholarship in Neoliberal Times: Social Imagination or Social Revolution? 144 11 A Critical Pedagogy of Revolutionary Solidarity Against Neoliberal, White-Supremacist, Petrochemical Plunder: A Conversation with Curry Stephenson Malott 155 12 Understanding History From the Standpoint of the Oppressed 167 13 Uncovering Racial, Socioeconomic, and Political Domination Through the Western Neocolonial and Neoliberal Agenda: A Conversation With Sangeeta Kamat 176 14 Education, Neoliberalism, Neoconservatism, and Class Struggle in Britain and Europe 189 Conclusion 206 Contributors 212 Index 216 "This book presents a novel perspective on neocolonialism, education and other related issues. It unveils the effects of neocolonialism on the learning and well-being of students and workers, including marginalized groups such as Native Americans, Latino/as, and African Americans. It is a collection of in-depth interviews and conversations with committed social justice educators and scholars genuinely concerned with educational issues situated in the context of western neocolonialism and neoliberalism. This dialogical way of discussing important issues and co-constructing knowledge can be traced back to ancient philosophers, who used dialogue as a form of inquiry to explore and analyze educational, socio-economic and political issues facing the world. It will cover many interwoven and pressing issues echoed through authentic voices of progressive educators and scholars."-- Provided by publisher