Giroux, Henry - Economy Society Education - 11.06.20

"Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism" The emerging culture of violence & militarism feeding off the suffering of others and an economic darwinism that views democracy as a deficit; the commodification of youth & education.

Prof Henry Giroux holds the Global Television Network Chair of English & Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Ontario: he is a leader in the field of critical & public pedagogy – a term to describe the nature of spectacle in our new media, body politic & corporate education. Prof.Giroux is a prominent advocate of radical democracy, which opposes the powers of neoliberalism, militarism, Empire & religious fundamentalism that is now diminishing our population’s sense of civic virtue, free-thought and well being. He has been named among the top fifty educational thinkers of the modern period. “Beyond the Spectacle of Terrorism: Global Uncertainty and the Challenge of the New Media”, “Youth in a Suspect Society: Democracy or Disposability?”, "Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism" www.HenryAGiroux.com