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- Title
Teaching the geographies of Canada: Reflections on pedagogy, curriculum, and the politics of teaching and learning.
- Authors
Laliberté, Nicole; Catungal, John Paul; Castleden, Heather; Keeling, Arn; Momer, Bernard; Nash, Catherine
- Abstract
Presented as a collection of commentaries on teaching the geographies of Canada, this paper grows out of a panel session on the same topic at the Canadian Association of Geographers conference in 2014. In the stories and analyses provided, contributors challenge many assumptions of what a "Geography of Canada" course should look like. We not only challenge traditional regional approaches, we also reimagine the role of active learning, the disciplining process of creating textbooks, the geographies of ignorance related to Aboriginal issues, and the embodied nature of the teaching experience. Our contributions are not purely theoretical; they are based on our experiences in the classroom and our active attempts to change the narratives and environments our students engage with. Collectively, we do not propose the removal of regional geography courses from the undergraduate curriculum. Rather, we see such courses as an opportunity to challenge received knowledge of what a region is, of what "Canada" is. Approaching our teaching in this manner is an opportunity to expose students to alternative geographic pedagogies, knowledges, and imaginaries.
- Subjects
GEOGRAPHY education; CANADIAN Association of Geographers (Organization); ACTIVE learning; TEACHING methods; LOCAL geography
- Publication
Canadian Geographer, 2015, Vol 59, Issue 4, p519
- ISSN
0008-3658
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cag.12236