While the necessity of addressing student and instructor mental wellbeing is drawing sharp attention today in the light of unprecedented global disruption, these concerns have been of central concern in antiracist pedagogies for a long time.
Read either the “Introduction” or “Engaged Pedagogy” (or both!) from bell hooks’ Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. As you read, consider how hooks’ insights from 1994 could be applied to increasing student and instructor wellbeing today, both online and in person. We will engage with some of her key terms and concepts during the synchronous session discussion, so feel free to note what interests you most on the discussion board at the end of this module.
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