Communication 794B - S-Critical Pedagogy

Critical pedagogy uses critique of traditional modes of education in the US as a starting point for theoretical and practical resistance in schools. Most work on critical pedagogy has emphasized the ideological consequences of power, authority, identity and disabling effects on students, teachers and societies--and has identified points of struggle, failure and performing other-wise as opportunities for learning. This critique has occasionally taken form through curriculum revision, performance studies and conjointly created (among teachers and students) programs for action on school campuses and in communities. The focus of this course is both on the critiques offered by critical pedagogy and on the pedagogy of the argument itself. Course work involves readings, discussion and the construction of interdisciplinary curricula and/or community based projects that bring together the concepts discussed in class.

Open to Doctoral & Masters students only. Course Eligibility*: Open to Masters and Doctoral Graduate Students