The Complexity of Society

We had some great talks last Monday night about privilege, oppression, race, gender, and how society as a whole is soooo complex--it's refreshing, and I think healthy, to be able to talk openly about all of this and I feel blessed to have classmates that we can do this with!

There were huge connections to what we discussed and the Multiple Literacies class some of us are currently taking this semester. In this class we spent a week reading about and discussing Critical Literacy--"how our literacy development begins at birth and is shaped by prior knowledge, social interactions, cultural values and beliefs" as stated by Dr. Kane (our professor). Three really interesting articles that we read (that you should read, too, if you find a few minutes) are:

“Privilege, Oppression, and Difference” by Allan Johnson.

"‘Signs of Life’ in the High School Classroom: Analyzing Popular Culture to Provide Student Choice in Analytical Writing" by Shannon Falkner. English Journal (2011).

“Pedagogy of the Oppressed" by Paulo Freire or
“Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire- An Analysis” a blog submitted by dheimann.


 Also, a really interesting TED talk video on The Danger of a Single Story--DEFINITELY worth watching!


What did you think of the video? I'll share more of my thoughts if you share yours :)