Seeking Spatial Pedagogy: Towards an Ontological Alternative

Authors

  • Brad D. Baumgartner Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Keywords:

pedagogy, spatial ontology, capitalist realism

Abstract

In this commentary I am particularly interested in how spatiality/hybridity theory lends a hand in helping to shape and inform pedagogy and classroom practice in an age of what Mark Fisher has recently termed ‘capitalist realism’. Using the time/space hybridity theories of cultural critics such as Edward Soja and sj Miller, and utilizing central arguments in critical pedagogy, I outline a spatial pedagogy, one which allows for educators to better understand identity and agency within the context of dissent.

Author Biography

Brad D. Baumgartner, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Brad D. Baumgartner is a PhD candidate in English Literature and Criticism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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Published

2012-04-03

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Comments and Arguments