DEDU 655 Diversity in Education
Examines contemporary challenges to teaching about race, gender, class, nationality, sexuality, religion, and other hierarchies. examines the ethical, emotional, political, and spiritual challenges of teaching power-laden, charged issues and the consequences of shifting power relations in the classroom and in the community. Attention to current contributions in the areas of contemplative practices, trauma theory, feminist pedagogy, and activism enables students to envision steps toward a pedagogy of liberation. the course encourages active engagement with the material and makes room for self-reflective learning, teaching, and scholarship.
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