{"id":341,"date":"2023-11-10T10:05:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/teachingresource\/?post_type=part&p=341"},"modified":"2024-06-23T21:21:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T01:21:21","slug":"navigating-difficult-pedagogical-dynamics","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/teachingresource\/part\/navigating-difficult-pedagogical-dynamics\/","title":{"raw":"Navigating Difficult Pedagogical Dynamics","rendered":"Navigating Difficult Pedagogical Dynamics"},"content":{"raw":"\"\"\r\n

Political Contention in the Classroom<\/h1>\r\nEven faculty with years of teaching experience encounter challenges in the classroom. Difficult encounters and dynamics can be stressful and anxiety-inducing for both faculty and students. These situations are made even more difficult when considering the wider political debates that can frame these encounters, including the rise of right-wing, far-right, white nationalist, trans-exclusionary feminist (TERF), and men\u2019s rights activism; backlash against critical race studies, gender studies, Marxism, and postmodern theory; reactions to social movements such as #BLM and #MeToo; the repudiation of \u201cwoke\u201d culture and labelling people as \u201csnowflakes;\u201d anti-intellectualism; and debates around call-out culture. The following section aims to provide some background and tools for navigating difficult topics, discussions, and encounters in the classroom, with resources for further reading and support.\r\n\r\n
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Self-Assessment Quiz<\/h1>\r\nWant to test your familiarity with this section's content? The following self-assessment quiz (available below) offers scenarios to help you test your knowledge and identify how best to use and engage with the material introduced in this section:\r\n[h5p id=\"7\"]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Self-Assessment<\/h1>\r\nSelf-assessment questions for this section are available in the Appendix<\/b><\/a>.\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

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Political Contention in the Classroom<\/h1>\n

Even faculty with years of teaching experience encounter challenges in the classroom. Difficult encounters and dynamics can be stressful and anxiety-inducing for both faculty and students. These situations are made even more difficult when considering the wider political debates that can frame these encounters, including the rise of right-wing, far-right, white nationalist, trans-exclusionary feminist (TERF), and men\u2019s rights activism; backlash against critical race studies, gender studies, Marxism, and postmodern theory; reactions to social movements such as #BLM and #MeToo; the repudiation of \u201cwoke\u201d culture and labelling people as \u201csnowflakes;\u201d anti-intellectualism; and debates around call-out culture. The following section aims to provide some background and tools for navigating difficult topics, discussions, and encounters in the classroom, with resources for further reading and support.<\/p>\n

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Self-Assessment Quiz<\/h1>\n

Want to test your familiarity with this section’s content? The following self-assessment quiz (available below) offers scenarios to help you test your knowledge and identify how best to use and engage with the material introduced in this section:<\/p>\n

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