Derek R Ford Books

Focusing on the need for socialist consciousness, this book serves as a guide for militant organizers in the U.S. It emphasizes the dual role of these individuals as both activists and educators, equipping them to engage in various campaigns effectively. The chapters explore themes in Marxist educational praxis and draw on historical movements to inform contemporary practices. Additionally, two appendices offer practical tactics for studying, discussing, and teaching revolutionary ideas, enhancing the training of future revolutionary educators.

The authors boldly investigate the movement toward communism and the essential role that critical pedagogy can play in this transition. Performing a novel and educational reading of Karl Marx and radical theorists and activists, Malott and Ford present a critical understanding of the past and present, of the underlying logics and (often opaque) forces that determine the world- historical moment.