Description
This roundtable explores pedagogical innovations in global politics that subvert pedagogy-as-usual via an emphasis on joy, care, intimacy and encounter. The discussion will focus on the under-recognised potential of pedagogy to shape political inquiry, inviting deeper engagement with its power and its promise. The contributors to the roundtable are united in their contention that pedagogy should be understood as going beyond the epistemological to the ontological - shaping not just what we know, but how we learn, relate and act. While pedagogical practices in global politics still tend to prioritise Enlightenment principles of decontextualised rationality and universality, this roundtable discussion features pedagogies that subvert these dominant narratives and expectations. Including several recent BISA Teaching Excellence Award winners, the roundtable discusses innovative theoretical and practical approaches to learning and teaching in global politics, in particular highlighting ways in which joy, relationality and care are central to learning. It invites audience members to critically reflect on their own pedagogical values and practices in light of the novel visions of pedagogy and learning practices shared by the panellists.
