Comingtogether for what may seem an unlikely collaboration of scholars fromTurkey and the United States, each of these teachers of conscience (hocam)grapple with authentic inquiry into forms of teacher authority to groundeffective and sustained struggle for freedom. They work within andagainst the naked instrumentalism of global neoliberalism that seeks toannihilate citizen agency as it transforms all levels of schooling intopreparation for a new world order of alternative facts, exponentialeconomic exploitation, and unfettered ravaging of the planet. As these progressive colleagues bearwitness, the fire of their passion and the courage of their action inspirea profound sense of urgency that compels readers to take new action.
