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http://www.nytimes-se.com/ BOP on NYT Hoax: Many of you will have recognized that this Times "Special Edition" is an example of the situationist tactic of "detournement". For information on this tactic, see these two articles: "A User's Guide to Detournement" http://www.bopsecrets.org/SI/detourn.htm...

Rouge Forum Conference 2009 CALL FOR PROPOSALS Education, Empire, Economy & Ethics at a Crossroads Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI May 14-17, 2009 The theme for the 2009 Rouge Forum Conference is: “Education, Empire, Economy & Ethics at a Crossroads:...

The Broad Foundation, on the major backers of the test-based accountability has given the $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education to the Brownsville (Texas) School District on the same day the that Texas authorities announced that the district had...

The editors of *Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor* are proud to announce our latest issue, which is now available online at http://www.cust.educ.ubc.ca/workplace/. The issue begins with a special “Mental Labor” section, which was generously compiled and guest edited by...

Neoliberalism and Education Reform has been chosen for the 2008 Critics Choice Book Awards from the American Educational Studies Association. Published in June 2007 by Hampton Press, Neoliberalism and Education Reform examines how market-based economic policies affect teaching, curriculum,...

The Guardian: World's first heavy metal conference hits Salzburg Salzburg to play host to the world's first scholarly conference on heavy metal, the brainchild of UK academic Dr Niall Scott The quaint alpine city of Salzburg is used to two...

One of the most dysfunctional myths perpetuated by social studies teaching and curriculum is: voting = democracy = freedom. North American electoral politics and voting diverts the vast majority of people from acting for themselves. Even if you are in...

Dear Friends, Are you going to the National Council for the Social Studies conference in Houston? If so, please let Adam Renner know (see the announcement below). We will arrange a meeting and social event in Houston. Plus, Rouge Forum...

The Times: Karl Marx: did he get it all right? As financial markets crash, the reputation of Karl Marx soars. So has his time come at last? Our writer examines the evidence, while other commentators from the Left discuss his...