How can our political beliefs be shaped in the classroom?

In this episode, hosts Rosie Hillary and Asha Metcalfe talk with Australian teacher and PHD Candidate, Alice Elwell about the power of feminist pedagogy in promoting democratic citizenship among students. Knowledge is never politically neutral; we discuss how feminist pedagogy conceptualises the classroom as a space for socio-political activism, aiming to challenge patriarchal paradigms in education. Alice discusses how teachers can use critical literacy to become 'affective curators' by harnessing feelings of discomfort among students. Feelings of affective dissonance emerge from one’s embodied sense of self, and the self we are socially expected to be. When these feelings arise among students in the classroom they can be a catalyst for political change.

Media mentioned in this podcast:

• New Perspectives on Education for Democracy: Creative Responses to Local and Global Challenges by Alice Elwell https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145806-13
• Feminist pedagogies in a time of backlash by Alice Elwell and Rachel Buchanan https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1680810
• We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Affective Economies by Sara Ahmed https://voidnetwork.gr/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Affective-economies-by-Ahmed-Sara-1.pdf
• The problem of anti-feminist 'Denfluencer' Andrew Tate in Australian schools: women teachers' experiences of resurgent male supremacy by Stephanie Wescott https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2023.2292622
• Exploring the online experiences of young men and boys: what influences, motivates, shapes and informs their experiences by Deakin University https://theconversation.com/i-dont-really-wanna-consume-his-content-what-do-young-australian-men-think-of-andrew-tate-233654
• Why doesn't this feel empowering? Working through the repressive myths of critical pedagogy by Elizabeth Ellsworth https://mariaacaso.es/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/56fb22eadc6312a9894c7ad84547022b.pdf
• See the works of Jessia Ringrose https:///profiles.ucl.oc.uk/48638-jesaica-ringrose
• See the works of EJ Reynolds https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/reynold

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