Drawing from mindfulness education and social justice teaching, this book explores an effective Anti-Oppression pedagogy for university and college classrooms. Authentic classroom discussions about oppression and diversity can be difficult; a mindful approach allows students to explore their experiences with compassion and to engage in critical inquiry to confront their deeply held beliefs and value systems. This engaging book is full of practical tips for deepening learning, addressing challenging situations, and providing mindfulness practices in anti-oppression classrooms. In this fully revised edition, Dr. Berila positions discussion in the current context and expands exploration of power and implicit bias, transformative learning, and trauma. Integrating Mindfulness into Anti-Oppression Pedagogy is for all higher education professionals interested in and teaching Social Justice pedagogy that empowers and engages students in the complex unlearning of oppression.
Drawing from mindfulness education and social justice teaching, this book explores an effective anti-oppressive pedagogy for university and college classrooms.
Acknowledgements Preface
Chapter 1: Mindful Anti-Oppression Pedagogy
Chapter 2: Reconnecting with Our Full Being
Chapter 3: Oppression, Trauma,
and Embodied Healing
Chapter 4: Dismantling Privilege: An Embodied
(Un)Learning
Chapter 5: Supporting Embodied Transformation
Chapter 6:
Critiques and Challenges of Mindful Anti-Oppression Pedagogy
Chapter 7:
Co-Creating Better Worlds
Beth Berila is the Director of the Gender & Womens Studies Program and Professor in the Ethnic, Gender, and Womens Studies Department at St. Cloud State University, USA.