Racism and Education in the U.K. and the U.S. Towards a Socialist Alternative

by Cole, Mike

• ISBN13: 9780230103801
• ISBN10: 0230103804
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

"Racism blights both the UK and the US, but there is much misunderstanding as to what racism actually encompasses. Through a thorough account of its history and current forms on both sides of the Atlantic and its relationship to schooling, Marxist and neo-Marxist analysis is used to both understand it and to move towards its eradication. Developments towards twenty-first century socialism in Venezuela are used as a model for a future world, and suggestions are made for classroom practice against racism and for socialism. Both socialism as a concept and events in Venezuela have been subject to massive media distortion. This book sets out to put the record straight"--

Author Biography

Mike Cole is Research Professor in Education and Equality and Director of the Centre for Education for Social Justice at Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln U.K. He is the author of Marxism and Educational Theory: Origins and Issues and the editor of Equality in the Secondary School: Promoting Good Practice Across the Curriculum and Education, Equality and Human Rights: Issues of Gender, 'Race', Sexual Orientation, Disability and Social Class.

Table of Contents

Socialism, Marxism, and neo-Marxism * Racism in the U.K. * Racism in the U.S. * Interpellation, Hegemony, and Schooling and the Potential of Counter-Hegemonic Antiracist Education * The Bolivarian Revolution, Twenty-first Century Socialism, and Counter-hegemonic Education in Venezuela * Implications for Classroom Practice in the U.K. and the U.S.