Learning space : exploring critical pedagogy through science-fiction / by Jeremy Delamarter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delamarter, Jeremy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transformative learning.

Popular education.

Mass media in education.

Critical pedagogy.

Culturally relevant pedagogy.

Social justice and education.

Science fiction--Criticism and interpretation.

Science fiction.

Transformative learning--United States.

Popular education--United States.

Mass media in education--United States.

Critical pedagogy--United States.

Culturally relevant pedagogy--United States.

Social justice and education--United States.

Physical Description:

xvi, 222 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Exploring critical pedagogy through science-fiction

Place of Publication:

Gorham, Maine : Myers Education Press, 2025.

Biography/History:

"Dr. Jeremy Delamarter is an associate professor and chair of the education department at Saint Martin's University in Lacey, WA, an hour south of Seattle. In addition, Dr. Delamarter holds teaching privileges at Roma Tre University in Italy, and he serves on the executive board of the Washington Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. He is the author of Proactive Images for Pre-Service Teacher as well as nuumerous academic articles and other publications."--Back cover.

Summary:

Learning Space draws on popular science fiction stories to provide current and future educators with the language, concepts, vocabulary, and practices to cast a critical lens upon their own learning spaces and their own pedagogical practices. For example, a critical examination of the way that Yoda trains Luke Skywalker reveals a great deal about the insidious nature of deficit thinking-- assuming that students learn best when they "empty their minds" and remain "passive." The assumed hierarchical power structure between teacher and student, and the assumed relationship between learners and the knowledge with which they are supposed to be filled are all called into question when viewed through a critical lens. The more we recognize the injustice in Yoda's pedagogy, the more we might begin to see it in our own.--Publisher.

As a genre, science fiction is uniquely suited for highlighting and modeling the basic tenets of critical pedagogy, that branch of educational philosophy and theory devoted equally to 1) exposing the hidden power structures embedded in educational practice and 2) articulating equitable and sustainable alternatives. The science fiction novum-- that is, the technological or scientific newness found within the text-- serves as a catalyst not only within the textual universe but also, potentially, within the universe of the reader. New questions arise. Previously hidden beliefs come to light. Tacit assumptions are exposed. The unfamiliar nova of science-fiction can lead to new interrogations of our own all-too familiar surroundings, causing us to see our previously unquestioned worlds in a new way. These new understandings are at the heart of critical pedagogy. The learning spaces within science fiction texts can expose the fault lines within the educational structures of the real world. Questions about what it means to be human, about the proper limits of technological power, or about the relationships and obligations of one species to another have profound implications for 21st century educators and learners, particularly those who are interested in creating just and equitable learning spaces.--Publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Foreword / by Dr. Liz. W. Faber, Dean College

Preface.

1. Worldbuilding : sci-fi, justice, and education

2. Fuel for the fire : canons and cultural literacy in Farenheit 451

3. Calculting the future : algorithms, agency, and oppression in Asimov's Foundation trilogy

4. Stepping into a larger world : knowledge and community in Star Wars

5. The hidden curriculum strikes back : crime, punishment, and privilege in Star Trek

6. There is no try : deficit moels and the banking concept inThe Empire Stikes Back

7. War of the words : weaponization and linguistic justice in Arrival.

Afterword / by Dr. Karlyn J. Gorski, assistant instructional professor of public policy, University of Chicago

About the author

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical records and index.

ISBN:

1975506359

9781975506353

OCLC:

1458754805

Publisher Number:

90101450922