Anthony J. Nocella II - Fighting Academic Repression and Neoliberal Education; Resistance, Reclaiming, Organizing, and Black Lives Matter in Education

Anthony J. Nocella II
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Vol. 3

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Fighting Academic Repression and Neoliberal Education

Resistance, Reclaiming, Organizing, and Black Lives Matter in Education

Edited by Anthony J. Nocella II and Erik Juergensmeyer

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Nocella II, Anthony J.
Fighting academic repression and neoliberal education:
resistance, reclaiming, organizing, and black lives matter in education /
edited by Anthony J. Nocella II, Erik Juergensmeyer.
Description: New York: Peter Lang, 2017.
Series: Radical animal studies and total liberation; vol. 3
ISSN 2469-3065 (print) | ISSN 2469-3081 (online)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016039512 | ISBN 978-1-4331-3314-5 (hardcover: alk. paper)
ISBN 978-1-4331-3313-8 (paperback: alk. paper) | 978-1-4331-3894-2 (ebook pdf)
ISBN 978-1-4331-3895-9 (epub) | ISBN 978-1-4331-3896-6 (mobi)
Subjects: LCSH: Education, HigherSociological aspects.
Education, HigherPolitical aspects. | Education and state. | Neoliberalism.
Academic freedom. | Teaching, Freedom of.
Classification: LCC LC191.9 .F54 2017 | DDC 379dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016039512
DOI: 10.3726/978-1-4331-3894-2
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Advance praise for
Fighting Academic Repression and Neoliberal Education

In an era of corporatizationwhich breeds greed, fear, and compliancethe topicsdiscussed in Fighting Academic Repression and Neoliberal Education are both necessary andrefreshing. There are pockets of resistance throughout the ranks of higher education, andAnthony J. Nocella II and Erik Juergensmeyer are helping to connect those pockets into acoherent force for progressive social change. This book is a must-read for all those who areinvolved withand who care about changingthe current state of higher learning.

Jason Del Gandio, Author of Rhetoric for Radicals:A Handbook for 21st Century Activists

In a time where academic repression seems to be increasing in educational systems acrossthe world, it is refreshing to encounter a book that so brilliantly provides avenues forresistance of critical pedagogy. Fighting Academic Repression and Neoliberal Education bringstogether an amazing collection of scholars and activists to show how students and teachersalike can come together to challenge various forms of oppression within academic settingsin order to provide a true liberatory framework for the future. A must-read for anyoneinterested in making the classroom a safe space for resistance and change.

JL Schatz, Director of Speech & Debate, Binghamton University

Anthony J. Nocella II and Erik Juergensmeyers collection of essays in Fighting AcademicRepression and Neoliberal Education stress the importance of collaboration, generatingconversation, and practicing care. A reader learns not only about academic repression butabout various educational spaces and the struggles to change them. For those who believethat agency is central to freeing academia, the knowledge arising from this text isirreducible and essential.

Amber E. George, Cornell University

The compilation of essays within Fighting Academic Repression and Neoliberal Educationreflects a robust lineage of subversive and counterhegemonic educational discourse that isdesperately needed in the contemporary moment. A symbiotic combination of educationaland social theory and activist practices, Fighting Academic Repression and NeoliberalEducation offers academicians a comprehensive radical framework for critiquing theneoliberal sensibilities that endanger higher education as well as poignant and insightfulnarratives about how the ideals of social justice can inform research, teaching, andcommunity service.

Ahmad R. Washington, Assistant Professor,
Department of Counseling and Human Development,
University of Louisville

More Advance praise for
Fighting Academic Repression and Neoliberal Education

Truth is the first casualty of war, and there is no doubt a war on certain truthsthosethings too many of us, particularly those in power, are ashamed to tell our children aboutthe world they are inheriting from us. Fighting Academic Repression and Neoliberal Educationreminds us of the importance of more than just academic freedom; it reminds us of theimportance of the value of truth, the virtue of honesty, and the moral and ethical choiceswe need to make as individuals and as a collective.

David Gabbard, Professor, Department of Curriculum,
Instruction & Foundational Studies, Boise State University

Educational institutions are often seen as democratic and equalizing spaces, however,Fighting Academic Repression and Neoliberal Education highlights the ways in which manyeducational practices continue to maintain the status quo. This work centers the stories ofthose often marginalized by repressive practices and offers practical ways of upsetting theacademic system.

Don C. Sawyer III, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Quinnipiac University

Fighting Academic Repression and Neoliberal Education illuminates the need for criticalreform in neoliberal educational spaces. Importantly, the essayists and editors of this textnot only offer theoretical insights into the problematic power dynamics of the educationalindustrial complex, but also provide specific, practical, and effective ways to counterhegemonic structures within the academy. This book will inspire activists to persist in theirwork towards a more just framework of learning and being.

Meneka Thirukkumaran, Students for Critical Animal Studies

The hegemonic forces of corporate capitalism have corrupted academia and thetransmission of knowledge for far too long. Fighting Academic Repression and NeoliberalEducation contains important case studies and essential strategies for challenging theoppressive and disempowering nature of the university and for transforming highereducation into a force for peace and justice.

David Nibert, Professor of Sociology, Wittenberg University

Fighting Academic Repression and Neoliberal Education emphasizes one of the mostimportant topics in education today: the repression of intellectual freedom through theneo-liberal corporatization of educational processes and how to fight back against it.Anyone interested in education, whether they be students, teachers, parents, or justsomeone who believes that education is important for our society, would be remiss to ignorethis book.