Course Description

An introduction to the vast field of critical pedagogy. We will explore the key concepts and principles of critical theory and critical pedagogy, as well as major writers in these areas. Students will be able to analyze how these concepts manifest in educational situations, policies, and curricula.

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Athena Title

Critical Pedagogy

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in ETAP 7800E

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

Students will know key concepts in critical pedagogy and will be able to apply concepts to educational situations/policies (e.g., hegemony, hidden curriculum, banking model of education, social reproduction, dominant/subordinate culture, cultural capital, resistance theory, critical consciousness). Students will be familiar with the major writers in critical pedagogy so that they may use this body of work to inform their own scholarship and teaching. Students will be able to analyze the sociopolitical and sociocultural underpinnings of the explicit and hidden curricula in schools.

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Topical Outline

Setting the Stage for Critical Pedagogy Major Tenets of Critical Pedagogy Constructions of Power (cultural capital, social reproduction, resistance) Critical Pedagogy and the Curriculum (banking, hidden curriculum) Schooling for Critical Consciousness Critical Race Theory Enacting Critical Pedagogy in the Classroom

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