The Role of Sociological Teaching in Promoting Diverse Ways of Knowing, Being, and Doing

Tuesday, 8 July 2025: 13:00-14:45
Location: FSE034 (Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE))
TG09 Sociological Teaching (host committee)

Language: English

This session invites theoretical, empirical, and/or reflective discussions of sociological teaching that seeks to promote diverse ways of knowing, being, and doing.

Topics may include but are not limited to:

  • Critical self-reflections regarding our own teaching practices
  • Critical Pedagogies
  • Social Justice Pedagogies
  • Deconstructing the canon
  • Teaching practices in sociology that seek to challenge dominant ways of knowing
  • Research that examines the impact of dominant ways of knowing on marginalized students
  • Research that examines the effectiveness of teaching practices that promote diverse ways of knowing, being, and doing
  • Critical investigations of core content and dominant teaching methods
Session Organizer:
Annette TÉZLI, University of Calgary, Canada
Oral Presentations
Exploring Teamwork As a Tool for Knowing, Healing and Responding to Critical Incidents in Higher Education
Oral ROBINSON, The University of British Columbia, Canada
“It’s Nice to Remember That You Gave a Little Bit of Yourself”: International Students Navigating Community-Engaged Learning in Sociology Courses
Katherine LYON, University of British Columbia, Canada; Nicole MALETTE, The University of British Columbia, Canada
Play As Activism: Fostering Social Change in Vulnerable Brazilian Communities
Viviane Letícia SILVA CARRIJO, Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil
Building Critical Knowledge of Neuroengineering: Sociology at the Test of Interdisciplinary Teaching
Chiara BERTONE, Italy; Ester MICALIZZI, University of Torino, Italy; Eleonora ROSSERO, University of Torino, Italy; Valentina AGOSTINI, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Thinking the (Im)Possibilities of Liberatory Education from Singapore: Positionalities, Ambivalences, and Hope(s)
Ali KASSEM, Singapore
Exploring Alternative Ways of Knowing: A Catalyst for Creation in Critical Studies Departments
Natalie DELIA DECKARD, Davidson College, Canada
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