Description: Traversing the fields of pedagogy, philosophy, and political theory, this book develops a marxist theory of education that will be useful for academics and activists alike. The second edition includes two additional chapters as well as a new preface and revisions throughout.
Brief description: Derek R. Ford is Assistant Professor of Education Studies at DePauw University, USA. He is the author of Education and the Production of Space (2017) and Communist Study (2016).
Review Quotes:
"The first edition of Communist Study immediately established Ford as one of the boldest and most insightful political and educational theorists. It broke new ground in the field of education, and this edition advances Ford's original conceptual and practical work to meet our current conjuncture. Ford moves deftly and daringly between disparate thinkers and concepts, weaving together philosophy, history, and educational theory in creative, profound, and lucid ways. He identifies and answers the most pressing political question of our moment: What does it mean to study like a communist? In doing so, he develops a subversive educational praxis, one that is as provocative as it is practical." --Peter McLaren, Chapman University
"Communist Study should be required of all theorists and activists concerned with radical political transformation. With brilliance and courage, Derek R. Ford dismantles dogma old and new, pressing us to forge the commonness that can make us a political force." --Jodi Dean, Hobart and William Smith Colleges