Communist Study

Education for the Commons

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Methods
Cover of the book Communist Study by Derek R. Ford, Lexington Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Derek R. Ford ISBN: 9781498532457
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: September 14, 2016
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Derek R. Ford
ISBN: 9781498532457
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: September 14, 2016
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

Communist Study: Education for the Commons poses a series of educational questions pertinent to revolutionary movements: How can pedagogy bridge the gap between what is and what can be, while respecting the gap and its uncertainty and figurality? How can pedagogy accommodate ambiguity while remaining faithful to the communist project? In answering these questions, educational theorist Derek R. Ford develops a pedagogical constellation that radically opens up what education is and what it can mean for revolutionary struggle. To chart this constellation, Ford takes the reader on a journey that traverses disciplinary and ideological boundaries, innovatively reading theorists as diverse as Agamben, Marx, Lyotard, Butler, and Lenin. Demonstrating that learning is the educational logic that underpins capitalism and democracy, Ford articulates a theory of communist study as an alternative and oppositional logic. Poetic, performative, and provocative, this theory of study is oriented toward what Ford calls “the sublime feeling of being-in-common,” which, as he insists, is always a commonness against.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Communist Study: Education for the Commons poses a series of educational questions pertinent to revolutionary movements: How can pedagogy bridge the gap between what is and what can be, while respecting the gap and its uncertainty and figurality? How can pedagogy accommodate ambiguity while remaining faithful to the communist project? In answering these questions, educational theorist Derek R. Ford develops a pedagogical constellation that radically opens up what education is and what it can mean for revolutionary struggle. To chart this constellation, Ford takes the reader on a journey that traverses disciplinary and ideological boundaries, innovatively reading theorists as diverse as Agamben, Marx, Lyotard, Butler, and Lenin. Demonstrating that learning is the educational logic that underpins capitalism and democracy, Ford articulates a theory of communist study as an alternative and oppositional logic. Poetic, performative, and provocative, this theory of study is oriented toward what Ford calls “the sublime feeling of being-in-common,” which, as he insists, is always a commonness against.

More books from Lexington Books

Cover of the book State Criminality by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Virtual Reality and the Criminal Justice System by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Hasan al-Turabi, the Last of the Islamists by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Popular Culture and the Political Values of Neoliberalism by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book European Football in Black and White by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Participation, Community, and Public Policy in a Virginia Suburb by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Aldous Huxley by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Leading Millennial Faculty by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Africa in Europe by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Thinking History, Fighting Evil by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Culture and the Cuban State by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Race, Gender, and Class in the Tea Party by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book The Polish Experience through World War II by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Oil Supply Crises by Derek R. Ford
Cover of the book Migration and Remittances from Mexico by Derek R. Ford
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy