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View article: Wisdom Responses to Troubled Times: Healing through Contemplative and Somatic Approaches
Wisdom Responses to Troubled Times: Healing through Contemplative and Somatic Approaches Open
Humanity is facing troubled times, as witnessed by increased polarization and division that are exploding into various forms of violence. Collectively, we are facing unprecedented ecological and environmental disasters. On campuses through…
View article: Other People’s Ideas: An Introduction to Using Social Theory in Higher Education
Other People’s Ideas: An Introduction to Using Social Theory in Higher Education Open
In this introductory chapter, we explore our transformative early encounters with social theories and discuss what social theory is, the different ways it can be used in the context of higher education, and its limitations. The chapter exp…
View article: The Historian as Pedagogue: On Hayden White’s Practical Past
The Historian as Pedagogue: On Hayden White’s Practical Past Open
With all the panic about how the contemporary political and media landscape is awash with ‘fake news’, and the attempted response to that through fastidious ‘fact checks’, the late Hayden White’s lifelong exhortation to consider history as…
View article: Students, Biopolitics, and State Racism: A Response to Ren-Hao Xu
Students, Biopolitics, and State Racism: A Response to Ren-Hao Xu Open
In this response, I offer a brief addendum to Ren-Hao Xu’s chapter on Foucault and biopolitics. I will do this by joining together two seemingly unrelated points he raised: the first is personal, where he mentions reading Foucault on biopo…
View article: The Power, Passions, and Perils of Identity: On Chantal Mouffe
The Power, Passions, and Perils of Identity: On Chantal Mouffe Open
In this chapter, I engage with the work of political theorist Chantal Mouffe that puts forward a malleable and relational understanding of identity beyond simple demographic categories—specifically her account of how political identities a…
View article: Using Social Theory in Higher Education
Using Social Theory in Higher Education Open
This open access book brings key ideas from contemporary social theorists to bear on work in higher education, specifically in teaching and research.
View article: Teachers taking spiritual turns: A practice-centred approach to educators and spirituality via Michel Foucault
Teachers taking spiritual turns: A practice-centred approach to educators and spirituality via Michel Foucault Open
In the face of challenging circumstances, many teachers turn to spirituality for sustenance and strength. Yet spirituality's place in education and in educators' lives has long been a matter of confusion and contention, not least because o…
View article: Book review
Book review Open
Walk into most bookshops in Australia today and one will be treated to an array of books, prominently placed, that claim to offer up some sort of insight about China.This is perhaps unsurprising given Australia's recent and (at the time of…
View article: Facing Symbolic Violence: A Cruel Tale of Competitive University Admission
Facing Symbolic Violence: A Cruel Tale of Competitive University Admission Open
In this text, I offer an account of the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) – a competitive university admissions ranking system – and its impact on historically underrepresented youths’ aspirations toward higher education. It is a …