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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2014 Research Conference

Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

75- “Purely Ideological” Mathematics: A Case Study of Mathematics and Politics

Tuesday, April 8, 2014: 2:45 PM-3:15 PM
Room 220/221/222 ( Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Indigo Esmonde


Description of Presentation:

I present an ethnographic study of an activist group that fought against cuts in the Toronto city budget in 2012. I discuss activists’ views on ideology and mathematics, how activists used mathematics, and the emerging division of labor that allowed them to do so despite widespread anxiety around mathematics.

Session Type: Brief Research Report

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