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Anarchism & Ed.

If I were asked to answer the following question: What is slavery? and I should answer in one word, It is murder, my meaning would be understood at once. No extended argument would be required to show that the power to take from a man his thought, his will, his personality, is a power of life and death; and that to enslave a man is to kill him. Why, then, to this other question: What is property! may I not likewise answer, It is robbery, without the certainty of being misunderstood; the second proposition being no other than a transformation of the first?

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, What is Property?, 1840

Anarchism & Libertarian
Philosophies of Education

Convenor: [Ori Livneh]: firstname dot lastname at gmail


Teachers College • Columbia University
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Spring 2009: Fridays, 3:00-5:00
323A Thompson

1/23 • 1 Purposes and Goals
1/30 • 2 Ward & Spring
2/13 • 3 Spring & Godwin
2/27 • 4 Bakunin, Kropotkin, Proudhon & Suissa
3/13 • 5 Orwell, Homage to Catalonia
3/27 • 6 Chomsky lecture
4/10 • 7 Viva Zapata! - Matt Carlin
4/24 • 8 TBA

Overview

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The study group explores philosophical anarchism and the pedagogical positions which it has inspired. It will also double as an embodiment of anarchist ideals in that the inquiry the group undertakes will be continuously negotiated. Its bibliographical Resources are provisional and make no binding recommendation. Furthermore, the group will read few of the books in toto. Instead, each participant will identify a particular niche to research and present on for the rest of the group. In addition to readings and discussion, the group will meet with anarchists and radical educators from New York City and beyond. We will attend meetings by NYCoRE (New York Collective of Radical Educators) and visit Free Schools.

Meetings

1 • 1/23: Purposes and Goals

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  • Discussion of possible readings and activities.
  • Initial goals and schedule for the following meetings.

2 • 1/30: Ward & Spring

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  • Ward, Colin. Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction. Very Short Introductions 116. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
  • Spring, Joel. A Primer of Libertarian Education. Buffalo, NY: Black Rose Books, 1998.
  • At Busy South Bronx Pool NYTimes article

3 • 2/13: Spring & Godwin

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  • William Godwin, The Enquirer (PDF)

4 • 2/27: Bakunin, Kropotkin, Proudhon & Suissa

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Readings:
  • Proudhon. (Selections from Guérin. No Gods, No Masters, pp. 37-126.)
  • Bakunin. (Selections from Guérin. No Gods, No Masters, pp. 127-214.)
  • Kropotkin. (Selections from Guérin. No Gods, No Masters, pp. 269-343.)

Matt will give short presentation on Judith Suissa's "Anarchism and Education: A Philosophical Perspective"

Selected readings from Suissa Chapters 6 & 7:

  • Suissa Ch 6 & 7. From Suissa, Judith. (2006). Anarchism and Education: A philosophical perspective. Routeledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education. Routeledge: New York.

5 • 3/13: Orwell, Homage to Catalonia

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6 • 3/27: TBA

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7 • 4/10: Viva Zapata! - Matt Carlin

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Special Guest: Matthew Carlin, PhD candidate Anthropology & Education

Matt will be talking about the Zapatistas, Violence and Transformative Learning.

8 • 4/24: TBA

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