One book, eight friends, and infinite possibilities!
The next “chapter” of the CITL Faculty Book Club will begin Friday, Feb. 24, in the vibrant teaching and learning space of 156 Armory.
The book club will meet from 11:30 am to 1 pm on the following Fridays: Feb. 24, March 24, and April 7 and 21 (2023).
It’s open to all UIUC faculty and post-docs with teaching responsibilities; however, space is limited to eight seats, so register now.
“We're excited to discover the liberating potential of multicultural teaching practices in our next book, Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (hooks, 1994)," said David Favre, a Teaching & Learning Specialist at CITL and the book club’s facilitator.
"Teaching To Transgress is a collection of personalized essays about the state of traditional education in the United States where diversity and culture are concerned. Through a blend of personal anecdotes and provocative essays, bell hooks revolutionizes what it means to teach children of minority backgrounds.
This collection of narrative essays touches upon the difficulties of race and the intersectional of culture. It instructs the reader how to approach educating children of different backgrounds, particularly those who are black and Latino. hooks suggests that teachers meet children at their cultural and social level to teach concepts that stick." (hooks)
Members can use a free version of the book from the University Library.
Teaching that is inclusive, ethical, reflective, and evolving are major components of UIUC’s definition and assessment of teaching excellence and essential topics for all instructors.
Favre said joining the book club has many benefits:
- Creating new collegial friendships
- Learning from each other’s experiences and points of view
- Earning an Accredible badge that can be displayed on LinkedIn
- Receiving a free CITL notebook to write your reflections and questions
- Suggesting ideas for our next book
Please check your calendar to determine if you can commit to attending all meetings and register to join.
If you have questions, please contact David Favre at favre@illinois.edu