International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
Editors: A/Prof John Lidstone, Queensland University of Technology and Prof Joseph P. Stoltman, Western Michigan University
Book Review Editor: Dr Sarah Witham Bednarz, Texas A & M University
Editorial Assistant: Donna Bennett, Australia
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Volume: 10 Number: 2 Page: 179–183
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Dilemmas of Difference: Teaching the Non-West Critically
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Mary Curran and Susan M. Roberts
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In this paper we reflect upon our experiences teaching a required undergraduate course on the so-called 'non-western world' at the University of Kentucky, USA. We describe the course and summarise the development
of the rationale for a 'cross-cultural' component as a requirement for all students. In particular, we discuss the challenges entailed in teaching about difference in a way that engenders a critical approach
to global inequalities and relations. We raise the question of how to assess our effectiveness as critical geographers in the classroom, and conclude by suggesting the need for a more open and serious debate
over teaching critically.
© Multilingual Matters 2001
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