To critically reflect on and understand the relationship between identity production, ideology, and power in social, political, and cultural context. Whitewashing Ethnicity, Education, and the Public Mind ER Race, Identity and Representation in Education , Introd., Chpts. Week 6 Identity and Gender I Proweller, Constructing Female Identities , Chpts. Progressive Identities and Educational Politics I Construction Sites , Introd., Chpts. ER Week 10 Progressive Identities and Educational Politics II Construction Sites , Chpts.
Attendance is required.
You are allowed no more than two excused absences after which your class grade will be lowered one full letter grade. The success of this course depends largely on your active participation in dialogue and debate. Therefore, it is important that you come to class having read assigned material and prepared to discuss the readings. We will work together in this proseminar to deepen our understanding of key debates in the identity and education literature and develop critical skills for reading and analyzing emergent issues. Working in groups of two or three, you will prepare to facilitate class discussion around a group of readings assigned for the evening.