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ERIC Number: EJ1289725
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0962-0214
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Eco-Activists and the Utopian Project: The Power of Critical Consciousness and a New Eco Imaginary
Epstein-HaLevi, David Yisrael; Silveira, Florencia; Hoffmann, Melissa
International Studies in Sociology of Education, v30 n1-2 p13-33 2021
Today humanity is facing a sixth mass extinction: the first in 65 million years. The extinction underway is occurring at a rate faster than any previous mass extinction in Earth's history. Our current forms of extraction economics, overproduction, and consumption are not just unsustainable -- they are literally annihilationist towards our biosphere. They endanger the very fabric of life in our planet. Yet to imagine a redesign is nearly impossible for many who currently benefit from such systems. Where does the knowledge and critical consciousness for how to reimagine new systems of living reside? Two questions guide our research: (1) Can education play a role in redesigning such systems?; and (2) How do resistance movements and their associated forms of education help us reconsider the imaginaries of what is possible? Specifically, we explore the ways in which activist has evolved into a form of education, particularly through its engagement in non-formal education.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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