Queer theory taught at historically Black colleges and universities often meets with resistance from students. This article proposes a means by which to overcome this resistance. Deferring resistance involves encouraging students to approach queer theory texts in the same vein as they have approached texts earlier in the course. By building upon…

In interdisciplinary education, metaphors often provide the epistemological clarity that is lacking in our definitions and theories of interdisciplinarity. The problem is that ineffective and unsubstantiated metaphors proliferate. We lack a root metaphor or shared world view of interdisciplinarity. Is it time that we move away from thinking in…

As critical perspectives in language studies have gained legitimacy and even mainstream status in applied linguistics, it is necessary to re-examine the meaning of criticality in language studies and to re-envision criticality for further development. The authors explore criticality from several theoretical perspectives as well as from the notion…

Argues that the postmodern tenet of "articulation" can be used to better teach the philosophy of "sociological imagination." Discusses the notion of "teacher as text" as a strategy of using instructors' personal experiences to help students make sense of their own perceptions and practices, and to better understand actualizations of agency. (DSK)

This document demonstrates how social cartography can be used in social research to include individuals and cultural clusters who want their own narratives included in the social discourse. Social cartography is defined as the creation of maps addressing questions of location in the social milieu. Visual images, depicting on the two dimensional…

Argues that the typical full-time community college instructor holds a "modern" world view whereas the typical traditional-age community college student holds a "postmodern" one. Discusses the implications of these differences in the classroom and suggests that classroom experience may be enhanced if teachers better understand students. (DMM)