Privileged Pedagogy, Vulnerable Voice: Opening Feminist Doors in the Communication Classroom
This interview study analyzes 22 communication scholars’ experiences of teaching about feminism. Beyond questioning understandings of feminism in the communication classroom, a theory of privileged vulnerability emerged regarding the privilege of teaching about feminism and the vulnerability we--as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Central States Communication Association
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Communication Pedagogy |
| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jcp/vol1/iss1/9/ |
| Summary: | This interview study analyzes 22 communication scholars’ experiences of teaching about feminism. Beyond questioning understandings of feminism in the communication classroom, a theory of privileged vulnerability emerged regarding the privilege of teaching about feminism and the vulnerability we--as self-identified feminist educators--embody via this privilege. Implications include recognizing our privileges and vulnerabilities, as well as how they relate to student interactions, to enact a reflexive, embodied pedagogical praxis. |
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| ISSN: | 2578-2568 2640-4524 |