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Imagining and enacting liberatory pedagogical praxis in a politically divisive era

Author(s):	Wilson, C. M. Hanna, M. O. Li, M.
Date:	2019
Publication:	Equity & Excellence in Education
Citation:	Wilson, C. M., Hanna, M. O., & Li, M. (2019). Imagining and enacting liberatory pedagogical praxis in a politically divisive era. Equity & Excellence in Education, 52(2–3), 346–363. https://doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2019.1656563

Section on webpage:	Liberatory Pedagogy Literature
Tenets:	Considering alternative histories and narratives. Examining how gender, intersecting with other social categories, structures our lives, learning, and knowledge production, access to resources and information. Honoring diversity and lived experiences through intersectional approaches.
Annotation:	(Abstract) In this essay, the authors challenge the myth of political neutrality in teaching and emphasize the urgent need for teachers to imagine and enact liberatory pedagogical praxis that sensitively responds to the nation’s divisive political climate. They point to U.S. political shifts and changing federal policies in education as catalysts for the social and cultural exclusion of vulnerable children of color. They suggest how teacher educators and in-service teachers can use media sources that reveal how children experience and navigate increasingly xenophobic and polarizing political climates as critical texts. Critical pedagogy and civic education scholarship offer frames to further explain how such texts serve to enhance students’ learning, sense of belonging, and their ability to contribute to a democratic and just society. The authors conclude with strategies for supporting teachers’ development and advocacy.

February 11, 2026

Imagining and enacting liberatory pedagogical praxis in a politically divisive era

Author(s):	Wilson, C. M. Hanna, M. O. Li, M.
Date:	2019
Publication:	Equity & Excellence in Education
Citation:	Wilson, C. M., Hanna, M. O., & Li, M. (2019). Imagining and enacting liberatory pedagogical praxis in a politically divisive era. Equity & Excellence in Education, 52(2–3), 346–363. https://doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2019.1656563

Section on webpage:	Liberatory Pedagogy Literature
Tenets:	Considering alternative histories and narratives. Examining how gender, intersecting with other social categories, structures our lives, learning, and knowledge production, access to resources and information. Honoring diversity and lived experiences through intersectional approaches.
Annotation:	(Abstract) In this essay, the authors challenge the myth of political neutrality in teaching and emphasize the urgent need for teachers to imagine and enact liberatory pedagogical praxis that sensitively responds to the nation’s divisive political climate. They point to U.S. political shifts and changing federal policies in education as catalysts for the social and cultural exclusion of vulnerable children of color. They suggest how teacher educators and in-service teachers can use media sources that reveal how children experience and navigate increasingly xenophobic and polarizing political climates as critical texts. Critical pedagogy and civic education scholarship offer frames to further explain how such texts serve to enhance students’ learning, sense of belonging, and their ability to contribute to a democratic and just society. The authors conclude with strategies for supporting teachers’ development and advocacy.

August 1, 2024

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Howard, J., Daniel, C., Newman, L., Bond, N., and Romero-Hall, E. (eds.) “Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online.” (2025). https://feministsteach.org.

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