Roundtable: Critical Teaching in an Era of "Fake News"

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract/Description

Far right conservative ideas prevail in many communities across the U.S. Due to this, normative public discourse continues to see a deflection of important factual information, including scientific research often discussed in university classrooms. This process plays a significant role in Criminology and Criminal Justice classrooms, as many public conversations are centered upon contemporary crime and justice issues. This roundtable seeks to continue a well-attended, fruitful roundtable from 2018 ASC to support faculty in broadening our understandings of pedagogical techniques that address productive and meaningful conversations in the “Fake News” era. We seek to learn from each other on methods of building and preserving safe learning environments, while promoting an atmosphere of intersectionality and inclusivity in the classroom.

Sub Unit

• Area XI. Roundtables

Individual Presentations

• Reckoning with "Fake News": Teaching Social Justice in Criminal Justice Classrooms - Stephen Toppings Young, Marshall University; Leslie-Dawn Quick, Marshall University

• Teaching Trans Justice Issues as a Trans Scholar - Allyn Walker, Old Dominion University

• Blurring the Boundaries: Activism and Social Justice in Educational Settings - Lindsey Upton, Eastern Washington University; Kerryn Bell, Eastern Washington University; Allison Brooke Willingham, University of Wisconsin - Superior

Chair

• Stephen Toppings Young, Marshall University

Discussants

• Lindsey Upton, Eastern Washington University

• Leslie-Dawn Quick, Marshall University

• Allyn Walker, Old Dominion University

• Kerryn Bell, Eastern Washington University

• Allison Brooke Willingham, University of Wisconsin - Superior