Fascism on Trial: Education and the Possibility of Democracy

This book interrogates rising fascism in America.It spotlights the major facets of fascism that increasingly characterize contemporary US politics, in relation to political authoritarianism, the rise of anti-intellectualism, the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories, the glorification of political street violence and state violence, rising white supremacy, and the militarization of US political discourse. Alongside this, Giroux and DiMaggio show how the assault on critical education and pedagogy is central to the fascist program.

Author: Henry A. Giroux,Anthony R. Dimaggio
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 02/22/2024
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781350421677

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2024

About the Author

Henry A. Giroux holds the Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Canada. His books include Insurrections (Bloomsbury, 2023), Pedagogy of Resistance (Bloomsbury, 2022), Race, Politics, and Pandemic Pedagogy (Bloomsbury, 2021), On Critical Pedagogy, 2nd Edition (Bloomsbury, 2020) and American Nightmare: Facing the Challenge of Fascism (2018).

Anthony R. DiMaggio is Associate Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University, USA. He is the author of Rebellion in America (2020), Political Power in America (2019) and Selling War, Selling Hope (2015).