TY - JOUR
T1 - Invaluable enmeshments in pedagogy
T2 - An autoethnography of an anthropologist in the classroom
AU - McCarthy, Annie
PY - 2020/12/1
Y1 - 2020/12/1
N2 - This article explores the enmeshments and vulnerabilities that emerge in undergraduate courses on gender and sexuality. In these classrooms students don’t just listen and learn, but seek to find the basis upon which they can not only speak about their own lives, but speak up against systems of violence that operate both globally and on campus. Through a series of stories that highlight issues of voice, representation, safety, and danger, I explore the limits of pedagogy in spaces where commitments to reflexivity, solidarity, and decolonization meet an earnest desire for better, safer lives. In particular, by exploring the issue of trigger warnings I raise questions about the kinds of pedagogical commitments we can make to students marginalized by structures of gender and sexuality.
AB - This article explores the enmeshments and vulnerabilities that emerge in undergraduate courses on gender and sexuality. In these classrooms students don’t just listen and learn, but seek to find the basis upon which they can not only speak about their own lives, but speak up against systems of violence that operate both globally and on campus. Through a series of stories that highlight issues of voice, representation, safety, and danger, I explore the limits of pedagogy in spaces where commitments to reflexivity, solidarity, and decolonization meet an earnest desire for better, safer lives. In particular, by exploring the issue of trigger warnings I raise questions about the kinds of pedagogical commitments we can make to students marginalized by structures of gender and sexuality.
KW - Anthropology
KW - Gender
KW - Pedagogy
KW - Sexuality
KW - Trigger warnings
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/ed3139a4-54d0-37c4-b4f9-4c405474b47b/
U2 - 10.1086/711692
DO - 10.1086/711692
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097944018
SN - 2575-1433
VL - 10
SP - 906
EP - 918
JO - HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory
JF - HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory
IS - 3
ER -