Teaching Transformation Transcultural Classroom Dialogues [Paperback]

Drawing on indigenous belief systems and recent work in critical 'race' studies and multicultural-feminist theory, Keating provides detailed step-by-step suggestions, based on her own teaching experiences, designed to anticipate and change students' resistance to social-justice issues. It offers a holistic approach to theory and practice.Introduction: Transformational Multiculturalism - Definitions, Alterations, Interventions 'We are related to all that lives': Forging 'New' Stories for Social Change Making Commonalities: Relational Patterns of Reading and Teaching Giving Voice to 'Whiteness'? (De)Constructing 'Race' Reading 'Whiteness,' Unreading 'Race:' (De)Racialized Teaching Tactics How Can I Teach Them? Teaching the (Sexual) Other Conclusion: Towards an Ethics of Accountability Appendix I: Dialogue Presuppositions Appendix II: Listening Appendix III: Creation Stories Appendix IV: Epistemologies of 'Whiteness' Appendix V: Critics on Literary & Cultural Representations of 'Whiteness' Appendix VI: Sample Syllabi

'Teaching Transformation is a courageous, innovative, and deeply moving book in which dreams translate not into mere wishes but into real possibilities. Everyone interested in pedagogy, multiculturalism, and democracy should buy this book, share it with friends, and make sure it is taught in every classroom in the country.' - Henry Giroux, Global Television Network; Chair Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University Canada, author of The University in Chains

'An invaluable tool for teachers engaged in the complex tasks of teaching race, gender, sexuality, and multicultural literature.' - Jean Wyatt, author of Risking Difference

'A deeply disturbing and profoundly hopeful book about how our teaching can disrupt the status quo and invite us to dream new worlds. Keating, inspired teacher and committed social justice activist, shares her vision of a transformational multiculturalisml#Ç