The Feminist Files- Feminist Pedagogy: Affective Dissonance and Democracy in Australian Classrooms

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/10.4324/9781003145806-13Feminist pedagogies in a time of backlash by Alice Elwell and Rachel Buchanan https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1680810We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAffective Economies by Sara Ahmed https://voidnetwork.gr/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Affective-economies-by-Ahmed-Sara-1.pdfThe problem of anti-feminist 'Denfluencer' Andrew Tate in Australian schools: women teachers' experiences of resurgent male supremacy by Stephanie Wescott https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2023.2292622Exploring 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-233654Why 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.pdfSee the works of Jessia Ringrose https:///profiles.ucl.oc.uk/48638-jesaica-ringroseSee the works of EJ Reynolds https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/reynold Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.