1st Edition
Critical Reflections on the Language of Neoliberalism in Education Dangerous Words and Discourses of Possibility
Recognizing the dominance of neoliberal forces in education, this volume offers a range of critical essays which analyze the language used to underpin these dynamics.
Combining essays from over 20 internationally renowned contributors, this text offers a critical examination of key terms which have become increasingly central to educational discourse. Each essay considers the etymological foundation of each term, the context in which they have evolved, and likewise their changed meaning. In doing so, these essays illustrate the transformative potential of language to express or challenge political, social, and economic ideologies. The text’s musings on the language of education and its implications for the current and future role of education in society make clear its relevance to today’s cultural and political landscape.
This exploratory monograph will be of interest to doctoral students, researchers, and scholars with an interest in the philosophy of education, educational policy and politics, as well as the sociology of education and the impacts of neoliberalism.
Introduction
Part I. Endangering words
- Crisis
- Neoliberal globalization
- Social value
- Alienation
- Hegemony
- Immiseration
- Commodity
- Social mobility
- Social Inclusion
- Markets
- League tables and Targets
- Managerialism
- Employability
- Ability
- Essence
- Reflexivity
- Utopia
- Hope
- Social movements
- Revolutionary Pedagogy
- Alternative education
- Youth
- Educators
- School
- Post-Critical Education
- Educational Commons
- Socialism
Glenn Rikowski
Spyros Themelis
Ewen Speed
Inny Accioly
Alpesh Maisuria
Richard Hall
Joss Winn
Spyros Themelis
Angela Cator
Dionysios Gouvias
Patrick Yarker
Richard Hall
Tom G. Griffiths and Bill Robertson
Patrick Yarker
Part II. Words of possibility
Grant Banfield
Elisabeth Simburger
Tom G. Griffiths and Jo Williams
Hasan Hüseyin Aksoy
Laurence Cox
Peter McLaren
Richard Hall
Sandra Gadelha and Claudiana Alencar
Maria Chalari and Eleftheria Atta
José Ernandi Mendes
Juan Ramón Rodríguez Fernández
Yannis Pechtelidis
Dave Hill
Conclusion: Stammering
Mike Neary
Biography
Spyros Themelis is Associate Professor in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia (UEA), UK.