Teaching in Higher Ed

Teaching in Higher Ed


Intersectionality, Power, and Pedagogy

June 13, 2024

Clarissa Sorensen Unruh shares about intersectionality, power, and pedagogy on episode 522 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.


Quotes from the episode

The unfortunate thing about intersectionality is that once you start seeing the power lenses, you can never go back to not seeing the power lenses.


It is hard for students to accurately think about what their learning process looked like.

-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh


Not only is the system rigged for a certain dominant group, but it is purposefully sabotaging some groups.

-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh


The unfortunate thing about intersectionality is that once you start seeing the power lenses, you can never go back to not seeing the power lenses.

-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh


Our goal is not to get burnt out.

-Clarissa Sorensen Unruh



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