Learning and unlearning: some reflections on feminist praxis and pedagogic practice in religious studies and religious education

Robinson, C and Cush, D (2018) 'Learning and unlearning: some reflections on feminist praxis and pedagogic practice in religious studies and religious education.' Religions, 9 (4). e98.

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Abstract

This article evaluates the actual impact and potential implications of feminist pedagogy for Religious Studies in universities and Religious Education in schools. It is based on the authors’ experience in the UK, including some international comparisons, with a focus on teaching and learning from a feminist perspective. Applying Grimmitt’s threefold model of pedagogy as encompassing aims and content as well as method, this article examines the evidence and extent of change in curricula both in universities and in schools in order to identify where change is required and what that change might be. It demonstrates how feminist pedagogy challenges Religious Studies and Religious Education to rethink their content, methods and aims in a variety of ways, pointing to significant advances and areas yet to be addressed. In so doing, it takes account of diverse feminist voices, other pedagogical priorities and other issues surrounding sex, gender and sexuality that challenge the category of the feminine and the appropriateness of a gendered analysis.

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This article belongs to the special issue entitled 'Feminisms and the Study of “Religions”'.

Keywords: feminisms, study of religions, religious studies, religious education, gender, sexuality, feminist epistemologies, intersectionality
Divisions: School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities
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Date Deposited: 26 Mar 2018 08:20
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2023 19:17
ISSN: 2077-1444
URI / Page ID: https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/10896
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