The dark mirror of capital

On Post-Neoliberal Formations and the Future of Education

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2924345
AutoresAlexander J Means (0000-0003-2452-7870, Educational Foundations, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA, autor correspondente), Graham B Slater (Equity and Diversity in Education, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA), Graham Slater (0000-0002-8288-6129, University of Nevada, Reno)
Ano2019
Volume40
Fascículo2
Páginas162-175
Data de publicação2019-03-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDiscourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01596306.2019.1569876
OpenAlexW2912857084
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas14
Referências citadas28

This paper examines how transformations in political economy and digital technology point toward potential post-neoliberal futures. Outlining the contours of a crisis of neoliberal hegemony, the authors explore how technological developments have contributed to political economic dynamics of market failure and oligarchic capture, resulting in new forms of digital precarity. As evidence, the paper examines a specific post-neoliberal discourse called neoreactionism (NRx), which has developed out of the distinct culture of Silicon Valley. NRx represents a specific vision for resolving conflicts inherent to neoliberalism by intensifying oligarchic capture and the acceleration of technology. While NRx is a techno-authoritarian discourse that exists largely outside of mainstream academic discussions, it is indicative of how transformations in late capitalism are fueling the rise of anti-democratic consciousness and identification. In response, the authors conclude with suggestions for developing post-neoliberal approaches to educational studies that are able to challenge these troubling reactionary trends

Authoritarianism · Capitalism · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Hegemony · Mainstream · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Precarity · Reactionary · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Digital Education and Society · Gender Studies · Political theory and Gramsci