Cool to wake up and see this in my podcast feed: Essay 59: DaN Mckee, ‘Anarchist: Subverting the System from Within’ https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-qkjqe-14524e6 Hear an adapted excerpt from my new book, Anarchist Atheist Punk Rock Teacher, in the latest #AnarchistEssays from Loughborough University’s Anarchism Research Group! There’s also a song in there too 😀

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This week’s Philosophy Unleashed is my lecture on Epistemic Inequality I gave to students last week: https://www.philosophyunleashed.com/theblog/160-epistemic-inequality-why-should-we-care-about-inequalities-in-knowledge

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I was in London yesterday, to see A Strange Loop, and watching that powerful reflection on the impact of religious-based homophobia (especially on the same day as London’s Pride festival!) reinforced the importance to me of ensuring Religious Education in UK schools doesn’t reproduce religious bigotry, and that it actively challenges harmful religious narratives of exclusion that can make our LGBTQ+ students feel victimised and attacked in the supposedly safe-space of the classroom rather than amplify them. I speak about some of the ways I’ve tried to challenge religious homo/trans/bi phobia in my own RE teaching in my book, Anarchist Atheist Punk Rock Teacher ( https://www.earthislandbooks.com/product-page/anarchist-atheist-punk-rock-teacher-by-dan-mckee ) and recommend it as reading for any current RE/RS teacher.

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Haven’t plugged my new book, Anarchist Atheist Punk Rock Teacher, for a few minutes so figured I ought to remind you that if you haven’t read it yet, you should! https://www.earthislandbooks.com/product-page/anarchist-atheist-punk-rock-teacher-by-dan-mckee

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This #FathersDay I’m grateful I’ve been able to remember my dad in my new book, #AnarchistAtheistPunkRockTeacher. He died two weeks before I started training as a #teacher. I juggled grieving and learning how to teach my first classes all at the same time. https://www.earthislandbooks.com/product-page/anarchist-atheist-punk-rock-teacher-by-dan-mckee

If you missed it the first time you can now listen to my appearance on Under The Pavement chatting about #AnarchistAtheistPunkRockTeacher, #anarchism, #education, #punk and featuring two exclusive, unreleased, songs of mine too, here: https://underthepavement.org/15th-june-2023-dan-mckee-author-of-anarchist-atheist-punk-rock-teacher/

It’s the official release day for Anarchist Atheist Punk Rock Teacher, my memoir of struggle, grief, philosophy & hope from Earth Island Books. It’s about teaching, education, inner conflict, anarchism, religion, mental health, punk rock & loss. And it’s out now on paperback and eBook, direct from the publisher - https://www.earthislandbooks.com/product-page/anarchist-atheist-punk-rock-teacher-by-dan-mckee - or wherever books are sold.

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Excited to be on Under The Pavement tonight about 9.15pm UK time to talk about #AnarchistAtheistPunkRockTeacher. Tune in and have a listen: https://underthepavement.org

I really can’t wait for you to all read my new book - Anarchist Atheist Punk Rock Teacher: A Memoir of Struggle, Grief, Philosophy and Hope. Insights from over a decade of teaching Philosophy and Religious Studies in English schools and how anarchism, atheism, and a background in DIY punk (plus a love of wrestling, stand up and improv comedy, and philosophy) has informed my approach to the classroom and made me the person I am today. Inside stories from teaching during a pandemic, coping with the loss of both my parents, struggling with my mental health, and a first hand account of being one of the 1 in 3 teachers who want to quit the profession…and how I learned to love the classroom again. It’s out June 16th on Earth Island Books and you can pre-order it everywhere now.

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I did one of those “unboxing” things when my new book arrived yesterday. Check it out here to see first reactions and hear me talk a little about the book: https://youtu.be/R6bGwKD93Jc

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Yesterday was a good day: I saw my new book for the first time, got a journal article accepted, and got an interview date to hopefully make my current temporary position more permanent. It set quite a high bar for my expectations of today…

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#AnarchistAtheistPunkRockTeacher - my #memoir of #struggle, #grief, #philosophy and #hope is out everywhere June 16th. Pre-order here: https://www.earthislandbooks.com/product-page/anarchist-atheist-punk-rock-teacher-by-dan-mckee

I’m excited to announce my new book, Anarchist Atheist Punk Rock Teacher is now available to pre-order everywhere: https://www.earthislandbooks.com/product-page/anarchist-atheist-punk-rock-teacher-by-dan-mckee

Out June 16th on Earth Island Books, as the blurb says: it’s a memoir exploring the various ways in which anarchist philosophy, atheism, and a background in DIY punk rock influenced one conflicted teacher's approach to the classroom over twelve turbulent and thought-provoking years.

‘Anarchist Atheist Punk Rock Teacher' is more than just a memoir of some teacher you've never met. It is philosophy of education, of anarchism, of authenticity, and of life. Throw in some personal history, the deaths of both of his parents to deal with on top of juggling all the professional absurdities that come with the job (not to mention having to teach through a global pandemic), and you have all the earmarks of a biographical classic.

Sharing frontline insights which help explain why currently one in three teachers in England plan on quitting the profession, and the first-hand experience of being one of those very statistics, this memoir of struggle, grief, philosophy and hope tells a story of why, despite all its endless frustrations and inherent contradictions, there still might be no better job in the world than being an 'Anarchist Atheist Punk Rock Teacher'.

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