Twenty-First-Century Feminist Classrooms Pedagogies of Identity and Difference

This anti-racist feminist anthology brings together diverse and challenging theoretical perspectives on the experiences of radical educators who work to redefine pedagogies for communicating the claims of both insurgent disciplines-Women's Studies, African-American Studies, Latino Studies, Ethnic Studies, Queer Theory, etc.-and radicalized versions of traditional areas of study-History, Sociology, Foreign Languages, Literature, Philosophy. The authors' analyses of where and how feminist teachers stand in the fray of conflictive classroom dynamics and institutional politics lead them to outline new inquiries into feminist pedagogy highlighted by an intense focus on identity, experience, and difference. In doing so, Twenty-First Century Feminist Classrooms opens a space for engaged feminist self-criticism that seeks to reinvigorate pedagogical practices grounded in multicultural feminist identities.

Susan Sßnchez-Casal is Associate Professor of Spanish and Women’s Studies at Hamilton College. She is author of essays on women’s testimonial literatures, U.S. Latino Studies, and the politics of multiculturalism in higher education.

Amie A. Macdonald is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at John Jay College/City University of New York. She has published essays on the impact of nationalism, feminism, and racial identity in higher education.