Article
But Do They know It’s February in China? And Other Questions of Authority and Culture in Comparative Classrooms
The ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts
(2016)
Abstract
In this essay I recount three interesting questions students have asked me in comparative classroom settings, each of which I see as helping to problematize assumptions about the material they are studying as well as teachers’ responsibilities in unearthing and responding to these underlying prejudices. I outline the difficult position in which comparative philosophy teachers at times find themselves in (i.e., occupying the role of cultural representative for a variety of cultures and traditions). I then conclude with several pedagogical strategies to support teachers negotiating such cross-cultural conversations.
Keywords
- Comparative Philosophy,
- Pedagogy,
- China,
- Assumptions,
- Religion,
- Orientalism
Disciplines
Publication Date
July 19, 2016
DOI
10.16995/ane.165
Citation Information
Sarah A. Mattice. "But Do They know It’s February in China? And Other Questions of Authority and Culture in Comparative Classrooms" The ASIANetwork Exchange: A Journal for Asian Studies in the Liberal Arts Vol. 23 Iss. 2 (2016) p. 139 - 149 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sarah-mattice/1/