Social and Environmental Issues in Mountain Regions

Online Teaching Suggestions, Power Relationships, Privilege and Identity, Systems of PowerLeave a comment

“Mountainous regions are labeled, in many languages, as wild, remote, “backwater” zones. The paradox is that this label can be both used disparagingly as an indication of social inferiority and with reverence to refer to sacred zones at the heart of cultures and religions. Mountain ranges are often the sites of violent contestations of national……

The Nature of Power

Helen Benedict, Online Teaching Suggestions, Power Relationships, Privilege and Identity, Systems of Power

For any discussion of power, privilege or identity, it’s important to establish that the lesson is a workshop or open discussion, rather than an opportunity for indoctrination. While this may seem obvious to teachers, it still needs to be stated, as in many cultures the student-teacher relationship is itself a power dynamic. Teachers take on…

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