Pedagogies of Collapse: A Hopeful Education for The End of The World as We Know It

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Dr Ginie Servant-Miklos (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Pedagogies of Collapse

A Hopeful Education for The End of The World as We Know It

Dr Ginie Servant-Miklos (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

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Bloomsbury Academic
28 November 2024

Social & political philosophy; Moral & social purpose of education; The environment

Climate change, biodiversity collapse, pandemics, wars, resource shortages, inflation, socio-economic inequality… after decades of progress and prosperity, the world has hit the limits to growth predicted by the Meadows report of 1972. How do we talk to and teach young people about collapse without triggering defence mechanisms of denial and depression? The simple answer is that we mostly don’t.

This urgent, and radically honest, open access book looks collapse in the face, acknowledges the temptation for denial and despair, but chooses hope. Pedagogies of Collapse makes a dire, fact-packed case for the urgency of action, but resists the urge to fall into the usual categories of environmental discourses. It rejects both the unwarranted optimism of progress narratives and the unhelpful despair of extinction narratives. Instead, Ginie Servant-Miklos makes the case for facing hard truths about the present and future with imperfect, trauma-informed learning practices and space for experimental pedagogies. The book takes the reader on a journey through the life sciences, political economy, psychology and philosophy with humour and accessible explanations. It weaves the authors'

experiences as an educator, humanitarian and public speaker through a hopeful search for existential meaning through learning in times of collapse. The book includes a preface by Stephen Chan, Professor of World Politics at SOAS, University of London, UK.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Erasmus University Rotterdam.

By: Dr Ginie Servant-Miklos (Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781350400498
ISBN 10: 1350400491
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 28 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ginie Servant-Miklos is Assistant Professor of Education in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She is the founder of FairFight, an international women’s empowerment foundation.

Reviews for Pedagogies of Collapse: A Hopeful Education for The End of The World as We Know It

This book takes the reader on an existential trip, confronting us with collapse and how to prepare for it. It combines a deeply personal journey with a clear message to the reader: This book calls to abandon the world and education as we know it and embrace the inevitable end of it all: it is a brutally honest and hopeful call to arms for teachers across the globe. -- Derk Loorbach, Professor of Socio-economic Transitions and director of DRIFT, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands