Introduction: Beyond the Knowledge Economy

In Marxism, Pedagogy, and the General Intellect : Beyond the Knowledge Economy. Cham: Springer Verlag. pp. 1-17 (2021)
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Abstract

Over the last several decades, knowledge has emerged as the undisputed key to unlocking worldly potential. Clarifying why the author chooses the designator “knowledge economy,” this chapter introduces some distinct and antagonistic conceptions of the knowledge economy and the political orientations and prescriptions that precede and follow from them. It sketches the history of the knowledge economy and its internal relation to post-Fordism before providing several examples of why and how the quest for more knowledge is oppressive, linking the drive particularly with colonialism and ableism. After, it examines the alleged liberatory potential of the knowledge economy by visiting the Italian marxist tradition, the latter of which happened to emerge at the same time as the former. Finally, the introduction gives a brief gloss at the chapters to come.

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