Curriculum, Identity, and Resistance: Navigating Gender in Archives and Classrooms

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Sunday 9:45 am

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

This session explores the intersections of gender, identity, and pedagogy through critical engagement with diasporic archives, gender mythologies, and teacher decision-making. Drawing on womanist diasporic pedagogy and the critique of masculinity myths, the papers collectively challenge dominant narratives that shape curricula and educational practice. Emphasizing resistance and reparative approaches, the session highlights how educators navigate complex gender identity content while honoring marginalized voices and histories. Together, these perspectives offer transformative frameworks for reimagining curriculum and classroom practice that center equity, truth, and student empowerment.

Sub Unit

• Division B - Curriculum Studies / Division B - Section 2: Exploring Past, Present, and Future Curricular Questions

Chair

• Sherry L. Deckman, CUNY, Lehman College and Graduate Center

Papers

• Teacher Decision-Making: Understanding Gender Identity Content (GIC) - Greg Knotts, California State University - Northridge

• The Mythology of Manhood: Curriculum, Truth, Subjectivity, and Reparation - James P. Burns, University of New Mexico

• “The Oppressed Never Revere Their Oppressors”: Womanist Diasporic Pedagogy in the Archives of Claudia Jones - Cortnie Belser, Graduate Center - CUNY