Hegemony and Education Under Neoliberalism: Insights from Gramsci (Routledge Studies in Education, Neoliberalism, and Marxism)

"Based in a holistic exposition and appraisal of Gramsci's writings that are of relevance to education in neoliberal times, this book--rather than simply applying Gramsci's theories to issues in education--argues that education constitutes the leitmotif of his entire oeuvre and lies at the heart of his conceptualization of the ancient Greek term hegemony that was used by other political theorists before him. Starting from this understanding, the book goes on to compare Gramsci's theories with those of later thinkers in the development of a critical pedagogy that can confront neoliberalism in all its forms." -- Provided by publisher Cover 1 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 Preface 10 Acknowledgements 16 1 Introduction: Hegemony and Neoliberalism: A Gramscian Antidote 18 2 The 'Turn to Gramsci' in the English Language Education Literature: An Overview 36 3 The Centrality of the State in Neoliberal Times: Gramsci and Beyond 46 4 Gramsci: Adult Education and Learning 60 5 'In and against the State': Gramsci, a War of Position and Adult Education 79 6 Gramsci on Schooling: Adieu to a School That Was but Cannot Be Any Longer? 97 7 Gramsci, the Southern Question and the Mediterranean 113 8 Antonio Gramsci and Paulo Freire: Connections and Contrasts 129 9 Gramsci's Impact on Critical Pedagogy 148 10 In Sum: Some Concluding, Summarising Thoughts 165 References 174 Indexes 192 Ch. 1. Introduction : Hegemony and neoliberalism : a gramscian antidote -- ch. 2. The 'Turn to Gramsci' in the English language education literature : an overview -- ch. 3. The centrality of the state in neoliberal times : Gramsci and beyond -- ch. 4. Gramsci : adult education and learning -- ch. 5. 'In and against the state' : Gramsci, a war of position and adult eduction -- ch. 6. Gramsci on schooling : adieu to a school that was but cannot be any longer? -- ch. 7. Gramsci, the southern question and the Mediterranean -- ch. 8. Antonio Gramsci and Paulo Freire : connections and contracts -- ch. 9. Gramsci's impact on critical pedagogy -- ch. 10. In sum : some concluding, summarising thoughts Content: Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: Hegemony and Neoliberalism: A Gramscian Antidote 2 The 'Turn to Gramsci' in the English Language Education Literature: An Overview 3 The Centrality of the State in Neoliberal Times: Gramsci and Beyond 4 Gramsci: Adult Education and Learning 5 'In and against the State': Gramsci, a War of Position and Adult Education 6 Gramsci on Schooling: Adieu to a School That Was but Cannot Be Any Longer? 7 Gramsci, the Southern Question and the Mediterranean 8 Antonio Gramsci and Paulo Freire: Connections and Contrasts 9 Gramsci's Impact on Critical Pedagogy10 In Sum: Some Concluding, Summarising Thoughts References Indexes