Containing Multitudes

Pedagogy Jan 2020

Kristopher M. Lotier

Abstract

The two primary US political parties are increasingly polarizing along affective dimensions. To increase students’ engagement with controversial texts and conversations, the author theorizes a novel method of critical pedagogy: performed contradictoriness. By emphasizing seemingly contradictory identity markers, the instructor attempts to become opaque, thereby frustrating students’ attempts at interpretation.

Journal: Pedagogy
Published: 2020-01-01
DOI: 10.1215/15314200-7879052
Open Access: Closed
Topics: affect and writing

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