Horizons of the Future

Graham Slaters book reveals a welcome new horizon for critical studies of education. It charts innovative paths and exposes new possibilities for educational theorists to seriously engage with the fictional worlds of a future imagination. Horizons of the Future is a must-read for anyone seeking future potential in the connections between science fiction and education. Abraham P. DeLeon, Professor of Social Foundations, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Graham Slater has written a vital book that refuses the cynicism and fatalism that haunts contemporary education, culture, and politics. It is a sophisticated yet accessible text that wields science fiction as a pedagogical compass in these dark times. It is a must-read for educators, artists, and activists committed to reconstructing a common world. Alexander J. Means, Chair & Associate Professor of Educational Foundations, University of Hawaii at Mnoa, USA

Graham B. Slater is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA. His work explores the political economy and cultural politics of education with an emphasis on ecological crisis, global capitalism, technological acceleration, and the future. He is a coeditor of Educational Commons in Theory and Practice: Global Pedagogy and Politics (2017) and author of numerous journal articles. He is also an Associate Editor of the Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies.

Introduction 1. A Precarious Future: Rethinking Education in the 21st Century 2. The Fate of the Imagination: Capitalist Realism or Utopian Hope? 3. Foundations of the New: Science Fiction and Social Transformation 4. Learning at the End of the World: Toward an Apocalyptic Pedagogy 5. Troubleshooting the Future: The Postdigital Enclosure of Education Conclusion