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Across Generations: “What is the importance of feminist and womanist work in religious and theological studies?” Satoko Yamaguchi, Melanie L. Harris, and Lydia Clare Bremer (Part 9)

Archives, Living It Out, Pedagogy

As part of FSR, Inc.’s Across Generations project, we asked feminists from and beyond the academy respond to this vital question: “What is the importance of feminist and womanist work in religious and theological studies?” at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego (2014).     What follows is the […]

Across Generations: “What is the importance of feminist and womanist work in religious and theological studies?” Kate Ott, Karen Pechilis, and Miranda Shaw (Part 1)

Archives, FSR, Living It Out, Pedagogy

As part of FSR, Inc.’s Across Generations project, we asked feminists from and beyond the academy respond to this vital question: “What is the importance of feminist and womanist work in religious and theological studies?” at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego (2014).     What follows is the […]

Classroom Responses to Campus Sexual Assault

Current Events, Pedagogy

From Capitol Hill to the student union, sexual violence on college campuses has recently received a wave of much-needed attention. Institutions across the nation have commissioned special task forces to address rising reports of sexual assault, prompted by national efforts from state and federal lawmakers. Despite this new emphasis, an old assumption persists—student life and […]

What Keeps You Up at Night?

Living It Out, Pedagogy

The killing of Renisha McBride keeps me up. So does her killer’s non-arrest. What most keeps me up though is the way her death fails to shock so many of us. I don’t mean those of us who “aren’t shocked” (but are dismayed and outraged) because we know McBride’s death (like Jonathan Ferrell’s before it) […]

Technology as Meaning Maker in Teaching (Blog Three: The Ethics of Technology Series)

Current Events, Pedagogy, Uncategorized

Technology is most often referred to as a “tool” for teaching.  However, in a recent bi-locational, virtual class, I experienced technology as meaning maker which transformed pedagogical style, power relationships, and the overall learning experience.  Here I reflect on the various technologies used and how I understand them to contribute to the shaping of the […]

Remembering (Which?) Women in Labor When Asking “What Would Jesus Buy?” 

Current Events, Living It Out, Pedagogy, The Arts, Uncategorized

It’s that time of the year again… yes, it is the beginning (or is it the middle already?) of the U.S. version of “the holidays.”  But, in a related fashion, what I’m currently thinking about is that time of the semester again.  Specifically, we just finished our ritual week in my introductory course, a week […]