For many instructors, teaching topics related to violence (such as the pandemic, war, genocide, hate crimes, and sexual violence), can be daunting, or perhaps even anxiety-provoking. Cultural taboos around discussing violence might tempt instructors to skip over deeper analyses, which risks leaving students with 'bad feelings' about violence, rather than any disciplinary or theoretical tools for understanding it. In this workshop, participants will discuss these challenges and concerns that surround teaching about violence, and will acquire strategies to help facilitate generative classroom experiences.

After this workshop participants will be able to: 

You may register here (link is external).

If you have registered for this event, or are on the waitlist and require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate, please contact drakeinstitute@osu.edu. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

All members of the university community are welcome in Drake Institute activities, programs, services, and employment —regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other bases under the law.

Institute for Teaching and Learning programming is offered in accordance with university guidelines associated with in-person and remote activities. The Institute will inform registrants of delivery modifications should those guidelines change.
 

RSVP for the workshop with the CLSE here as well as at the event webpage linked above.

 

Following the workshop, email Erica Szeyller.1 to confirm your attendance for the full event time. If you were not able to attend the full event, email Erica Szeyller.1 to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.