Michele D. Sorensen – författare

What does it mean to teach in an era of reconciliation? Seasons of Learning is an innovative exploration of ways to engage pedagogically with calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

Organized around the metaphor and rhythm of the seasonal cycle, this interdisciplinary volume highlights the importance of change: learning from the past, imagining different futures, and recognizing that learning is always unfinished. Each part begins with a reflection on Indigenous understandings of seasonality and ends with discussion prompts to support classroom and community dialogue. Contributors offer concrete teaching examples, from land- and arts-based learning to youth-led initiatives. They also share personal reflections on teaching Indigenous knowledges within Western educational systems.

Seasons of Learning underscores that reconciliation has no single path, only many ways of walking together. It invites readers into a reflexive process of decolonization to shape our shared future.

Collective Unravelings of the Hegemonic Web represents the culmination of work that emerged from 2013 Curriculum & Pedagogy annual conference. The notion of the hegemonic web is the defining theme of the volume. In this collection, authors struggle to unravel and take apart pieces of the complex web that are so deeply embedded into normative ways of thinking, being and making meaning. They also grapple with understanding the role that hegemony plays and the influence that it has on identity, curriculum, teaching and learning. Finally, scholars included in this volume describe their efforts to engage and undergo counter-hegemonic movements by sharing their stories and struggles.