Facilitated by Yasmine Djerbal, Centre for Teaching and Learning

Much debate has taken in recent years about the place of difficult conversations in classroom discussions—especially when it comes to race, class, religion, gender and sexual identity, and experiences of what bell hooks has called imperialist white supremacist heteropatriarchy (2009)—and how instructors can facilitate conversations that can be politically charged, conducive to learning and accountable. In this workshop, we will think of proactive strategies for facilitation and think about ways you can create accountable spaces in face-to-face or online settings.