Posthuman Pedagogies in Language Education

Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Yasemin Dayıoğlu-Yücel

Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall 543

For some, the term posthumanism might still evoke apocalyptic scenarios of a world in which humans have been overthrown by cyborgs. In academic discourse, it has led to a growing body of scholarly work that explores how thinking beyond the human and acknowledging our co-constitution with our non-human co-habitants on planet earth make us humans better versions of ourselves. Posthumanism challenges us to emphasize justice and diversity for humans and non-humans alike.In this workshop, we will consider the significance of human/non-human entanglements in the language classroom. We will explore, how posthuman thought and methods may be implemented in language education and how they can contribute to overall socially just pedagogies.