"This thought-provoking work addresses the complex negotiation of race and politics in the contemporary academy, particularly the anti-intellectualism that has emerged not only in right-wing attacks o
Inquiring into the future of the university, Susan Giroux finds a paradox at the heart of higher education in the post-civil rights era. Although we think of "post-civil rights" as representing a col
This text involves students in understanding and using the "tools" of critical social and literary theory from the first day of class. It is an ideal first introduction before students encounter more
In their latest look at democracy and learning, Giroux and Giroux argue that the greatest danger faced by higher education comes from corporatization and educational apartheid. If higher education is
Higher education is under siege. No longer viewed as a public good, it is attacked by businesses who want to refashion institutions in the image of the marketplace. Higher education is the target of c
College students are now regarded as consumers, not students, and nowhere is the growth and exploitation of the university more obvious than in the realm of college sports, where the evidence is in th
College students are now regarded as consumers, not students, and nowhere is the growth and exploitation of the university more obvious than in the realm of college sports, where the evidence is in th
