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Using Pop Culture, Feminist Pedagogy, and Current Events to Help Students Explore Multiple Sides of an Argument
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
  • Dory Cochran, Utah State University
Document Type
Article
Editor
Nicole Pagowsky and Kelly McElroy
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract

According to Project Information Literacy, students struggle with understanding the “big picture” of a research project, and in particular, with understanding “multiple sides of an argument.”1 As a skill, understanding different perspectives is needed in scholarly research, but it is also integral to understanding current events and broader social conversations. This lesson works to address both of these needs by bringing pop culture and feminist pedagogy into the library classroom. In collaboratively analyzing pop culture examples connected to a current event, students can draw upon their own experiences with pop culture, identify other viewpoints, and ultimately explore an issue from multiple sides.

Citation Information
Dory Cochran. "Using Pop Culture, Feminist Pedagogy, and Current Events to Help Students Explore Multiple Sides of an Argument" Vol. 2 (2016) p. 109 - 115
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dory-cochran/10/