Teaching “Race” with a Gendered Edge: Teaching with Gender. European Women’s Studies in International and Interdisciplinary Classrooms

How to deal with gender, women, gender roles, feminism and gender equality in teaching practices? Following in the footsteps of the ATHENA thematic network, ATGENDER brings together specialists in women's and gender studies, feminist research, women's rights, gender equality and diversity. In the book series 'Teaching with Gender' the partners in this network have collected articles on a wide range of teaching practices in the field of gender. The books in this series address challenges and possibilities of teaching about women and gender in a wide range of educational contexts. The authors discuss pedagogical, theoretical and political dimensions of learning and teaching about women and gender. The books contain teaching material, reflections on feminist pedagogies, and practical discussions about the development of gender-sensitive curricula in specific fields. All books address the crucial aspects of education in Europe today: increasing international mobility, the growing importance of interdisciplinarity, and the many practices of life-long learning and training that take place outside the traditional programmes of higher education. These books will be indispensable tools for educators who take seriously the challenge of teaching with gender. Teaching "Race" with a Gendered Edge responds to the need to approach the idea of race from a feminist perspective. This collection of essays aims to broaden our understanding of both race and gender by highlighting the intersections and intertwinedness of race, gender, and other axes of inequality. The book also points to the importance of taking colonial legacies into account when it comes to the understanding of contemporary forms of racisms. In an increasingly globalised and interconnected world this perspective is essential for understanding the dynamics of identity politics but also for pointing towards possible ways of intervention and change. The essays in the book discuss historically contextualised examples of the intersections of race and gender from different localities in Europe and beyond and provide readers with a rich body of resources and teaching material. Frontmatter List of Illustrations (page viii) Acknowledgements (page ix) Teaching "Race" with a Gendered Edge--Introduction (Kristín Loftsdóttir and Brigitte Hipfl, page 1) PART I: THEMATIC EXPLORATIONS (page 23) Chapter 1: Breaking the Canon? Critical Reflections on "Other" Literary Traditions (Sandra Ponzanesi, page 25) Chapter 2: Monumental Dresses: Coming to Terms with Racial Repression (Rosmarie Buikema, page 43) Chapter 3: Embodying Otherness while Teaching Race and Gender at White European Universities (Ellis Jonder, page 61) PART II: EXPRESSIONS OF RACISM AND GENDER IN NATIONAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTS (page 79) Chapter 4: Disappearing Act: The Forgotten History of Colonialism, Eugenics, and Gendered Othering in Denmark (Bolette Blaagaard and Rikke Andreassen, page 81) Chapter 5: Portugal and the Empire: Discourses and Practices on Race and Gender (Elsa Peralta and Simone Frangella, page 97) Chapter 6: The French Ban on Headscarves: Rendering Racism Respectable (Erzsébet Barát and Ebru Sungun, page 111) Chapter 7: Racial/Ethnic Otherness in Polish Public Discourse (Aleksandra M. Różalska, page 127) Chapter 8: "Not a Country for Women, nor for Blacks": Teaching Race and Gender in Italy between Colonial Heritages and New Perspectives (Manuela Coppola and Sonia Sabelli, page 143) List of Contributors (page 161) How to deal with gender, women, gender roles, feminism and gender equality in teaching practices? Following in the footsteps of the ATHENA thematic network, ATGENDER brings together specialists in women's and gender studies, feminist research, women's and gender studies, feminist research, women's rights, gender equality and diversity. In book series "Teaching with Gender" the partners in this network have collected articles on a wide range of teaching practices in the field of gender. The books in this series address challenges and possibilities of teaching about women and gender in a wide range of educational contexts. The authors discuss pedagogical, theoretical and political dimensions of learning and teaching about women and gender. The books contain teaching material, reflections on feminist pedagogies, and practical discussions about the development of gender-sensitive curricula in specific fields. All books address the crucial aspects of education in Europe today: increasing international mobility, the growing importance of interdisciplinarity, and the many practices of life-long learning and training that take place outside the traditional programmes of higher education. These books are indispensable tools for educators who take seriously the challenge of teaching with gender. (For titles see series page.)