Whose Story, Whose Politics, Whose Pedagogy? Using Critical Social Justice Praxis to Reimagine the U.S. History Curriculum
Abstract
In this paper, I argue that the current U.S. history curriculum, its narratives, and common pedagogical practices are harmful to U.S. society and all students, but most especially harmful to Othered students. I outlined the basic tenets and arguments of education-related social justice-based theoretical frameworks including Critical social justice, Critical Race Theory, and anti-racist, anti-oppressive, abolitionist, and decolonizing pedagogies. I use their theoretical frameworks as a guide towards a critical praxis that restructures and reimagines a more humanizing U.S. history curriculum that is inclusive of all people, cultures, and ways of thinking.
Subject Area
Education|Social studies education|Curriculum development|Pedagogy
Recommended Citation
Thoma, Julie M, "Whose Story, Whose Politics, Whose Pedagogy? Using Critical Social Justice Praxis to Reimagine the U.S. History Curriculum" (2023). ETD Collection for University of Texas, El Paso. AAI31147283.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/dissertations/AAI31147283