Teaching Resistance: Radicals, Revolutionaries, and Cultural Subversives in the Classroom, Paperback

Teaching Resistance is a collection of the voices of activist educators from around the world who engage inside and outside the classroom from pre-kindergarten to university and emphasize teaching radical practice from the field. Written in accessible language, this book is for anyone who wants to explore new ways to subvert educational institutions, transform educational spaces, and empower students and teachers to fight for genuine change. Topics include community self-defense, Black Lives Matter and critical race theory, intersections between punk/DIY subculture and teaching, ESL, anarchist education, Palestinian resistance, trauma, working-class education, prison teaching, the resurgence of the Far Right, special education, antifascist pedagogies, and more. Edited by social studies teacher, author, and punk musician John Mink, the book features expanded entries from the monthly column in the politically insurgent punk magazine Maximum Rocknroll, plus new works from subversive educators. Contributing teachers include Michelle Cruz Gonzales, Dwayne Dixon, Mart n Sorrondeguy, Alice Bag, Miriam Klein Stahl, Ron Scapp, Kadijah Means, Mimi Nguyen, Murad Tamini, Yvette Felarca, Jessica Mills, and others.

John Mink is a social studies teacher and a contributing writer and editor for underground publications like Slingshot, Absolutely Zippo, and Collapse Board. John edits the Maximum Rocknroll monthly column Teaching Resistance and is a vocalist/bassist for several internationally recognized punk bands.