Critical theory, critical culture, & postmodern humanism
In a nutshell: While critical thinking implies certain intellectual values such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, it does not come prepackaged with political, ethical, or moral values. If we want critical thinking to be an instrument of a liberatory politics, Continue reading Critical thinking: what I mean by it, what I want from it
In a nutshell: After a year of blogging, it turns out my blog is really about critical thinking, critical theory, critical pedagogy, and critical culture—not pedagogy per se. Hence, a new name for a new direction. This blog you are Continue reading Goodbye Pedagogishness, hello Criticality
In a nutshell: Students often evade thinking critically about a text by identifying a topic or theme as “important” rather than explaining how and why it is important. Teachers need to intervene. As literature teachers, we ask students to read Continue reading Importance Is Not a Thesis