Papers by William Cladley
Each year, teachers in the United States find themselves in an increasingly defensive position. T... more Each year, teachers in the United States find themselves in an increasingly defensive position. They work in underfunded school districts, are often underpaid, and they find their long-term prospects for employment dwindling as municipalities in economically distressed regions close schools. They watch as various movements seek to privatize public education—either by privatizing schools themselves or by privatizing the delivery of instruction through digital and cloud-based technologies. This confluence of threats, often simply referred to as " school reform," is in actuality an instance of the economic theory of neoliberalism. This article focuses on the ways in which the economic rationality of neoliberalism influences a variety of stakeholders in the public school system: students, teachers, school administrators, and the public as such. In each instance, it presents a critical engagement with neoliberal reformist ideology and offers educators practical strategies for asserting their professional value in the current political and economic climate.
Otaku No Video, a Japanese original video animation from 1991, is often credited with showing the... more Otaku No Video, a Japanese original video animation from 1991, is often credited with showing the supposed dark side of obsessive fan culture. Using both animated and live-action, documentary sequences, the work considers both the appeal and the danger of becoming immersed in the emergent, virtual worlds of the 80s and 90s. On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, this paper offers a reevaluation of the OVA for the Internet era, examines its place in film history, and questions whether, and to what extent, its critique of escapism is still valid.
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Papers by William Cladley