ABSTRACT
Authoritarian politics has been casting a dark shadow over different realms of public life across the world. In this chapter, the author frames the Trump administration as an authoritarian capitalist model of governance that flourishes in the current global geopolitical landscape. By linking capitalism with authoritarianism and, in turn, with “new fascism”, she provides a broader sociopolitical context, where she then situate hate and violence in education as a serious embodiment, expression, and reflection of authoritarian politics. Drawing on surveys and studies conducted after the 2016 US election, the author maps the landscape in the nation’s schools in the context of what is often referred to as “teaching in the age of Trump”. Doing politics through fear and terror while demonizing the different “other” and inciting racism, a characteristic of the presidential rhetoric, is one of the key features of authoritarianism.
