Capitalism and Its Fundamentalisms: Imperialism, Colonialism, and Democracy From the Standpoint of Revolutionary Learning

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The proposed session seeks to examine the relationship between capitalism and its constitutive or fundamental relations, that of race and gender, as they are expressed in relations of imperialism, colonialism, and democracy and to consider the implications of these relations in our theorization of pedagogical interventions. Specifically, drawing on feminist, anti-racist, and anti-colonial contributions to Marxian theory, the proposed session offers three attempts to think through the current manifestations of imperialism, colonialism, and democracy and to theorize key areas for the development of critical educational research.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Marxian Analysis of Society, Schools, and Education

Chair

• Alexander Means, SUNY - Buffalo State

Papers

• The Politics and Pedagogy of Fascism and Anti-Fascism - Shahrzad Mojab, OISE/University of Toronto

• Settler Colonialism, Racial Capitalism, and the Question of Palestine - Chandni Desai, OISE/University of Toronto

• Dualism and Democracy in Critical Education - Sara Carpenter, University of Alberta