Global competition in a 'flat' world
A Foucauldian analysis of the neoliberal mentalities of2 Million Minutes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2935937 |
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| Authors | Kathryn E Linder (0000-0002-7486-7665, Suffolk University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 443-456 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01596306.2011.573260 |
| OpenAlex | W2090065756 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Through an application of Foucauldian theories of power and neoliberalism, this article employs an ascending analysis to identify an embedded neoliberal agenda within the documentary 2 Million Minutes. The author argues that this neoliberal agenda serves to support and maintain notions of international white supremacy as it assumes relationships between whiteness and success, American identity and privilege, and through its definition of the global economy as one in which all students can equally take part. By articulating how the film engages in techniques of biopower through a comparative portrayal of high school students from India, China, and the United States, the author argues that representations of education ‘realities’ should be examined and questioned in order to locate powerful and hidden hegemonies
Aesthetics · Biopower · China · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · White supremacy · Gender Studies · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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