Engaging Difference

Teaching Humanities and Social Science in Multicultural Environments

Edited by Dovile Budryte, Scott Boykin

Publication date:

31 January 2017

Length of book:

174 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781475825077

Engaging Difference discusses how to develop strategies to engage difference that work for both students and professors in multicultural classrooms. The contributions to this volume discuss specific pedagogical techniques (for example, the use of novels, web resources, and personal narratives) and the ways in which these have been applied in the classroom and in related educational activities. One contribution addresses the issues related to the freedom of speech in diverse classrooms. The essays are rooted in relevant theoretical perspectives from active learning literature, including emerging approaches on intersectional pedagogies. All authors are practitioners engaged in teaching in college, and several have previous high school teaching experience. They openly discuss challenges related to teaching in diverse classrooms and suggest pedagogical strategies to thrive in diverse environments.

Preface. Engaging Difference, Overcoming the Fear of Otherness: How to Teach Effectively in Diverse Classrooms? Dovilė Budrytė and Scott A. Boykin

Chapter 1. “Intersectionality” and Popular Empowerment in International Relations. Natalya T. Riegg

Chapter 2. “Intersectionality” and the Spoken Word: Toward a Pedagogy Understanding of Culture. Richard S. Rawls and Janita L. Rawls

Chapter 3.The Law as the Language of Civil Rights: Using Supreme Court Cases to Facilitate an Inclusive Classroom Dialogue on Difference and Equality.Michael A. Lewkowitz

Chapter 4. Applying Insights from the Literature on “Intersectionality” to Teaching Political Science. Dovilė Budrytė

Chapter 5. Lessons from the Salad Bowl: Contextualized Foreign Language Instruction in a Diverse Institution. Kristina Watkins Mormino

Chapter 6. Beyond the Accent: “Intersectionality” in a Foreign-Trained Instructor Classroom. Josephine J. Dawuni
Chapter 7. Lie to Me: Learning about Manipulation Using Social Media through Operation Design. Ignas Kalpokas

Chapter 8. Touchy Subjects: Utilizing Handedness as a Precursor to Discussing Privilege and Diversity in the Classroom. Bryan L. Dawson

Chapter 9. Favorite Place Mapmaking and the Decolonization of Teaching. Barbara Tedrow

Chapter 10. Making Strangers of Ourselves: Role-Playing of the Immigrant Experience in a College Classroom. Ellen G. Rafshoon

Chapter 11. Yellow Star of Courage: Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust. Louis Schmier

Chapter 12. Postcard from Auschwitz? Chronicling the Challenges of a Holocaust Study Abroad Program. Natalie Bormann and Veronica Czastkiewicz

Chapter 13. Speech, Diversity and Higher Education: Balancing Civil Liberties and Freedom from Discrimination in Classrooms and Campus Life. Scott A. Boykin

Appendix

References

About the Authors

Engaging Difference brings a breath of fresh air into the professional development for educators engaged in K-12 as well as higher education environments. As the classrooms across the United States are becoming more diverse, we as faculty, administrators, tutors and advisors must keep pace with the multilayered, intersectional identities of the students whom we serve. We must stay ahead of the curve with new concepts, approaches and best practices through which we can reach the students and support their academic, personal and professional growth. This unique volume offers equally multifaceted approaches to theory and practice which help us understand and work effectively with the current and incoming student populations. Budryte and Boykin build an exceptional anthology of resources, advice, and tools, practical and applicable in their scope and depth across all fields of education.