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The Death of History and the Struggle to Remember

The Fight for Critical Pedagogy in the Age of Trump

Peter McLaren

On April 22, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill H.B.7 to, in his words, ‘give businesses, employees, children and families tools to stand up against discrimination and woke indoctrination.’ Jessica L. Adler, in an important article for the History News Network, has done us all a considerable service in challenging this 30 pages-long list of that […]

Full Citation Information:
McLaren, P. (2022). The Death of History and the Struggle to Remember: The Fight for Critical Pedagogy in the Age of Trump. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/the-death-of-history-and-the-struggle-to-remember/

Peter McLaren

Peter McLaren is Emeritus Professor at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles. From 2013-2023 he served as Distinguished Professor in Critical Studies, Co-Director and International Ambassador for Global Ethics and Social Justice, The Paulo Freire Democratic Project, Attallah College of Educational Studies, Chapman University, USA.

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White Indifference Is Normalising Spectacular Acts of Violence

Robin D. G. Kelley and George Yancy

Originally published at https://truthout.org/articles/robin-kelley-white-indifference-is-normalizing-spectacular-acts-of-violence/ In this interview, George Yancy speaks to historian Robin D. G. Kelley about the current conservative pushback against critical discussions about race and racism, Black pain and suffering, practices of hope, and much more. ‘I don’t believe universities are inherently sites of opposition, though spaces have been created in the past […]

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The Moral Choices We Make

The Attack on Teaching American History by Americans

Peter McLaren

In a climate charged with scrutinizing what children are taught in public schools, the current culture wars have seen a resurgence of politicization vaunted into the living rooms of Americans that puts democracy under increasing threat of extinction. Scratch a form of political legislation, and you will find underneath a bevy of congealed cultural artifacts. Opposition […]

Full Citation Information:
McLaren, P. (2022). The Moral Choices We Make: The Attack on Teaching American History by Americans. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/the-moral-choices-we-make/

Peter McLaren

Peter McLaren is Emeritus Professor at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles. From 2013-2023 he served as Distinguished Professor in Critical Studies, Co-Director and International Ambassador for Global Ethics and Social Justice, The Paulo Freire Democratic Project, Attallah College of Educational Studies, Chapman University, USA.