[Insert image here]: a reflection on the ethics of imagery in a critical pedagogy for the humanities
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Article Title | [Insert image here]: a reflection on the ethics of imagery in a critical pedagogy for the humanities |
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ERA Journal ID | 11505 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Carniel, Jessica |
Journal Title | Pedagogy Culture and Society |
Journal Citation | 26 (1), pp. 141-155 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1468-1366 |
1747-5104 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2017.1364784 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14681366.2017.1364784 |
Abstract | Using the controversial image of Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi as its provocation, this paper reflects upon the ethics of images used in teaching in a time of high-volume image circulation via social media, as well as a time when debates about content and trigger warnings are starting to gain more traction in the Australian tertiary sector. It integrates personal reflection upon a variety of choices made by the author in teaching with a consideration of the related pedagogical and ethical issues, drawing particularly on theories of the pedagogy of discomfort and visual ethics. It is argued that the discursive space of trigger warnings per se remains problematic as this immediately places the students into a negative and possibly traumatic relationship with the material rather than empowering them to use their affective responses and experiences productively. Educators are instead encouraged to develop reflexive critical pedagogies that acknowledge the ethical relationship between student and teacher, while also still fulfilling the prosocial impetus of the humanistic education. |
Keywords | critical humanities, critical pedagogy, visual culture, ethics, trigger warnings |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390107. Humanities and social sciences curriculum and pedagogy (excl. economics, business and management) |
390303. Higher education | |
470214. Screen and media culture | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q461x/-insert-image-here-a-reflection-on-the-ethics-of-imagery-in-a-critical-pedagogy-for-the-humanities
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