Slavoj Zizek: A Zizekian Gaze at Education

by Tony Wall and David Perrin

Zizek demands we take a long, hard look at the painful reality of education in contemporary capitalist society, and to actively seek out its 'trouble in paradise': Why is it education is supposedly failing to meet the demands of our society? Why is it there are record levels of stress for teachers? Why is it there is a record level of complaints from our university students? How is it now possible to compare a higher education course with a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319212419
• ISBN13: 9783319212418
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"