Shifting Academic Landscapes: Exploring Co-Identities, Identity Negotiation, and Critical Progressive Pedagogy

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After reviewing issues of The Speech Teacher and Communication Education from inception through 2003, the authors note the absence of any prolonged, systematic investigation of the influence of race or the interplay of multiple cultural identities in academic settings. This introductory essay articulates the importance of acknowledging the existence of multiple identities in our classrooms (some visible, others not) and assessing our biases towards these cultural markers as we teach our courses. Critical pedagogy is offered as a viable option allowing educators to function as change agents deconstructing and replacing restrictive pedagogy with more progressive approaches to teaching and conducting research.

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Communication Education

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