ABSTRACT

Disrupting Hate in Education aims to identify and respond to the ideological forms of hate and fear that are present in schools, which echo larger nativist and populist agendas. Contributions to this volume are international in scope, providing powerful examples from US schools and communities, examining anti-extremism work in the UK, the "saffronization" of schools in India, struggles to re-orient the villainization of teachers in Brazil, and more. Written by a dynamic group of activist educators and critical researchers, chapters demonstrate how conservative mobilizations around collective identities gain momentum, and how these mobilizations can be interrupted. Out of these interruptions come new opportunities to practice a critically democratic education that hinges upon risk-taking, deep dialogue, and creating a space for common dignity.

chapter |19 pages

Introduction

Understanding and Interrupting Hate

part |72 pages

Part IInside the United States

chapter 1|16 pages

Civility and Democratic Schools Under Assault

Engaging “Teaching Tolerance.org” as Interruption, an Interview with Maureen Costello

chapter 2|17 pages

“Hail Trump, Hail Our People, Hail Victory!”

Teaching in Authoritarian Times

chapter 3|20 pages

Collective Strength and Agency

How El Paso Firme/Strong Disrupts Hate, Fear, and White Nationalism in the Settler Colonial Borderlands

chapter 4|17 pages

Bomb Threats and Black Lives Matter at School

Teaching and Organizing Against White Supremacy in K-12 Education

part |135 pages

Part IIGlobal Viewpoints

chapter 5|14 pages

Interrupting Hate Before It Starts

chapter 6|20 pages

“Giving the World a More Human Face” Deferred

South Africa’s Neoliberalism, Misogyny and Xenophobia

chapter 7|24 pages

Hate, Bigotry, and Discrimination Against Muslims

Urdu During the Hindutva Rule

chapter 9|16 pages

Successful Actions

Interrupting Hate Against Cultural Minority Groups Through Dialogue in Europe

chapter 10|27 pages

State and Hate in Myanmar

One Lone Educator’s Resistance Through Public Pedagogy

chapter |11 pages

Conclusion

Why Educational Action Is So Important Now