Publication Date

Spring 2016

Description

We have learned from feminist philosophy and critical theory that neutrality is a myth; this applies also to the seemingly neutral ways we structure our courses, design our assignments, and assess student achievement and mastery of material. Despite efforts to diversify the content of philosophy classes by ensuring that philosophy written by a diverse and representative selection of philosophers is studied, students still may be alienated when required to participate in a discourse that is not their own. We explore and argue the need for decentering playfulness in philosophy classrooms.

Journal

Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy

Volume

31

Issue

2

First Page

447

Last Page

459

Department

Philosophy

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