Regardless of the class I am teaching鈥攚hether it鈥檚 Social and Political Economy, Globalization and Justice, or even History of the Middle East鈥擨 begin and end the semester with a conversation about what I think are really important learning goals. Yes, each class has its own particular learning goals, like 鈥渄evelop an understanding of the complexity … Continue reading Encounter, Self-reflexivity, and Belonging by Timothy Seidel
An Attempt at Decolonizing the Classroom By Myriam Aziz
I came to the U.S. for the first time when I was 15 years old. I was the only Arab in my school. When people would ask me where I was from and I would say 鈥淟ebanon,鈥�, very few knew where that was. It seemed unfair mainly because I knew so much about American culture. … Continue reading An Attempt at Decolonizing the Classroom By Myriam Aziz