Horizons of the Future: Science Fiction, Utopian Imagination, and the Politics of Education [Hardcover]

Introduction? 1. A Precarious Future: Rethinking Education in the 21st Century? 2. The Fate of the Imagination: Capitalist Realism or Utopian Hope?? 3. Foundations of the New: Science Fiction and Social Transformation? 4. Learning at the End of the World: Toward an Apocalyptic Pedagogy? 5. Troubleshooting the Future: The Postdigital Enclosure of Education? Conclusion

Horizons of the Future: Science Fiction, Utopian Imagination, and the Politics of Education examines the relationship between science fiction, education, and social change in the 21st century.

Graham Slaters book reveals a welcome new horizon for critical studies of education. It charts innovative paths and exposes new possibilities for educational theorists to seriously engage with the fictional worlds of a future imagination.?Horizons of the Future?is a must-read for anyone seeking future potential in the connections between science fiction and education.

Abraham P. DeLeon, Professor of Social Foundations, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

Graham?Slater has written a vital book that refuses the cynicism and fatalism that haunts contemporary education, culture, and politics. It is a sophisticated yet accessible text that wields science fiction as a pedagogical compass in these dark times. It is a must-read for educators, artists, and activists committed to reconstructing a common world.

Alexander J. Means, Chair & Associate Professor of Educational Foundations,?University of Hawai?i at M
noa, USA

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Horizons of the Future: Science Fiction, Utopian Imagination, and the Politics of Education examines the relationship between science fiction, education, and social change in the 21st century.

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