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Book SynopsisThe radical right is having a moment. A wave of right-wing populist movements predicated on nationalism, xenophobia, racism, and the delegitimization of leftist politics are making political gains across the globe. Discipline of the Conjuncture: Education in a Time of Crisis employs conjunctural analysis to explore the rise of a radical right politics in the United States as a social phenomenon bound up with a series of crises at work in the contemporary social formation and to think through the implications of this analysis for educational scholars, activists, and practitioners committed to the realization of a more democratic and justice world. Discipline of the Conjuncture constructs a history of the present through conjunctural analysis and builds on this inquiry to construct a model for critical educational scholarship and pedagogical practice that can contribute to the urgent political demands of this historical moment.
Trade ReviewScott Ellison offers a fresh use of cultural studies inquiry in Education, Crisis, and the Discipline of the Conjuncture that will be of interest to many in the field of education and beyond.
It’s a brave tackling of a complex task, written during dangerous political times, and it is an invitation for others to contribute to this effort. He’s not claiming to offer the best story of the current rise of right-wing populism, just a better story that captures more of the complexity of this crisis. Ellison richly shows conjunctions across the three domains of economics, politics, and popular culture, and offers an historical synthesis as well as draws out important educational implications. While his focus for the “radical right moment” is with the US, he situates national trends within a global framework, making important international connections and discussing diverse scholarly works that are beyond the US.
-- Barbara J. Thayer-Bacon, University of Tennessee
Table of ContentsChapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Economic Crisis
Chapter Three: Political Crisis
Chapter Four: Cultural Crisis
Chapter Five: The Neoliberal Political Project
Chapter Six: A Problem-Space
Chapter Seven: Inquiry and Scholarship
Chapter Eight: Pedagogical Practice
Chapter Nine: Concluding Remarks
