TRUMP, THE ALT-RIGHT AND PUBLIC PEDAGOGIES OF HATE AND
FOR FASCISM.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE?
A NEW BOOK BY MIKE COLE
Routledge Focus,
2018
ISBN: 9781138607545
Trump, the Alt-Right and Public
Pedagogies of Hate and for Fascism: What Is To Be Done? uses public pedagogy as a theoretical lens through which to view
discourses of hate and for fascism in the era of Trump and to promote an
anti-fascist and pro-socialist public pedagogy. It makes the case for
re-igniting a rhetoric that goes beyond the undermining of neoliberal
capitalism and the promotion of social justice, and re-aligns the left against
fascism and for a socialism of the twenty-first century.
Beginning with an examination of the history of traditional
fascism in the twentieth century, the book looks at the similarities and
differences between the Trump regime and traditional Western post-war fascism.
Cole goes on to consider the alt-right movement, the reasons for its rise, and
the significance of the internet being harnessed as a tool with which to
promote a fascistic public pedagogy. Finally, the book examines the resistance
against these discourses and addresses the question of: what is to be done?
This topical book will be of great interest to scholars, to
postgraduate students and to researchers, as well as to advanced undergraduate
students in the fields of education studies, pedagogy, and sociology, as well
as readers in general who are interested in the phenomenon of Trumpism.
Reviews:
'Mike Cole has written a stunning work that deserves to be read
in teacher education courses, in graduate seminars, and in all classes dealing
with the future of education--and of society.'
Peter McLaren, Chapman University, USA
'This incisive book, with startling clarity, is a cutting
analysis of Trump and his relationship with the personnel and the rhetoric and
discourse- the public pedagogy of the Proto-Fascist and Fascist movement in the
USA and the implications internationally.'
Dave Hill, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
'This book provides a devastating critique and Cole brings to
the fore the importance of public pedagogy in the struggle against Trump’s
fascist tendencies. Nothing can be ignored in this book and much is at stake.'
Alpesh Maisuria, University of East London, UK
'This is an excellent book – it’s a highly engaging read that
will be of interest to people who don’t already know a great deal about Trump
and the alt-right and the various movements who oppose them, as well as those
who are already well-versed in the horrors of Trumpism. The book makes good use
of public pedagogy as a framing device, and it will be an important
contribution to our further understanding of how dominant ideologies are
enacted and perpetuated, and also how they are resisted.'
Jennifer Sandlin, Arizona State University, USA
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