About
Pedagogies of Hope
Addressing challenges that students face post-pandemic, Pedagogies of Hope aims to support pedagogical innovation through a community knowledge exchange workshop. We welcome proposals from interdisciplinary scholars, graduate students, practitioners, community activists, and artists for a roundtable workshop series taking place on May 11 & 12 at McMaster University and Centre [3] located in Ohròn:wakon (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada).
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Pedagogies of Hope emerges against the backdrop of ongoing economic, environmental, and public health crises that continue to exacerbate inequalities in the education system and in the lives of students who must negotiate uncertain futures marked by the continued impacts of COVID-19, economic precarity, and environmental degradation. In the wake of large-scale lockdowns and social isolation, tending to the physical, mental, and material impacts on postsecondary students requires pedagogical practitioners to engage in conversations on the future of teaching and learning in a (not-yet-here) post-pandemic world.
The Workshops
In addition to a number of art and performance exhibitions, the workshop will consist of 3 roundtable discussions:​
Art-based Learning and Community Practice​
Learning in Acts: Lessons from the Classroom & Beyond
​Dreaming Together: Embodiment of Hope in Educational Futurities​
We ask submissions to reference which of the three gatherings they would like to be considered for.
Information about Roundtables
1
Act-Based Learning and Community Practise
First roundtable will address the challenges of post-pandemic teaching and learning as well as reflections on online learning [accessibility, online community building, etc].
2
Learning in Acts: Lessons from the Classroom and Beyond
The second roundtable will be on pedagogies of hope, lessons from the classroom and beyond. This roundtable will work with educators and practitioners that have experienced working with marginalized communities and have deployed critical and art based pedagogies in their classrooms or community practices.
3
Dreaming Together: Embodiment of Hope in Educational Futurities
This final session will include junior and emerging scholars and their insights on the future of teaching and learning in the post-pandemic classroom.
Submission Details
Proposals are due March 31st, 2023 and should be submitted to: pedagogiesofhope@gmail.com
Submission should include the following:
Contact information: Name and Email
Institutional/Community Affiliation and/or Address
Preferred roundtable discussion
100-150 word proposal
50 word bio
There is limited funding available for applicants with no institutional support. In your application please indicate if you would like to be considered for financial support.