Preface by Bernadette Marie Calafell
Introduction: Communication and Identity in the Classroom: Intersectional Perspectives of
Critical Pedagogy
Daniel S. Strasser
SECTION ONE: Autoethnographic Accounts of Critical, Intersectional Pedagogy
Chapter One
Finding Space and Place within the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Intersectionality, Voice and Silence
Tomeka M. Robinson and Jahnasia Booker
Chapter Two
You Are Not My Child, I Am Not Your Parent: A Case Against the Infantilization of Students
Meggie Mapes and Benny LeMaster
Chapter Three
Empath(olog)ic Pedagogy: An Autoethnography of Health, Class, and the Classroom
Brandi Lawless
Chapter Four
“Bad Hombre” in the Classroom: Pedagogical Politics of Performing “Brown Man” in a Conservative Time
Antonio De La Garza and Andrew R. Spieldenner
Chapter Five
What Difference Does it Make?: Navigating the Privileged Halls of Academia as a Queer Black Woman Professor
Elizabeth Whittington
Chapter Six
Teaching While Vulnerable: Connection through Shared Vulnerability as a Pedagogical Stepping Stone To Queer Consciousness
Richard G. Jones, Jr.
Chapter Seven
Queer-Femme-Pedagogy: Telling Our Tales // Confessing Our Truths
Bri Ozalas and Kathryn Hobson
Chapter Eight
Pedagogy, Passing and Privilege
Rachel Silverman
SECTION TWO: Personal Narratives and Reflections on Critical, Intersectional Pedagogy
Chapter Nine
Sawubona - We See, Value and Respect You: A Critical Pedagogical Invitation to Communicate
Eddah M. Mutua
Chapter Ten
Family Stories, Pedagogy, Inclusive Practices and Autohistoria
Sergio Fernando Juárez
Chapter Eleven
Unmasking the Hegemony of English: Exploring English Neo-Imperialism and the Internationalization of Whiteness
Sachiko Tankei-Aminian
Chapter Twelve
Managing Mental Health in the Classroom: A Narrative Reflection on Pedagogy
Andrea L. Meluch
Chapter 13
Navigating Intercultural Identities at a Crossroads of Mindfulness and Instruction
Aayushi Hingle
Chapter 14
Going the Extra Mile: Mentoring Black Undergraduate Students
Lance Kyle Bennett
Index
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