Full Description
This edited volume both provides and examines different ways of engaging with critical communication pedagogies in an age of crisis acceleration, where crisis communication impacts social systems including political, economic, educational, cultural, and environmental systems.
Building on the frameworks of critical communication pedagogy and critical/social constructionist approaches to crisis communication, contributors to this volume demonstrate the critical importance of communication in the higher education context, a particularly ripe breeding ground for these crises. Contributors address a broad range of topics relating to higher education divided into three major categories - interpersonal and community crises; social, political, and institutional crises; and the development of pedagogical strategies and technologies in response to crises - in order to provide a thorough, well-rounded examination that will be of interest to a widely interdisciplinary audience. This book is not just about weathering crises; it's about reimagining higher education as a space where crises become opportunities for transformative learning and systemic change.
Contents
Introduction: Navigating Crises through Critical Communication Pedagogy in Higher Education
Mark Congdon Jr. & Ahmet Atay
Section I: Navigating Interpersonal and Community Crises in Higher Education
1. Acknowledging the Crisis of Separation and Disconnection in Student-Teacher Relationships
Kristen Christman, Jessica McCall, & Qorah Thorner
2. Tapering a Brewing Crisis: Addressing Students' Mental Health Through Resilience and Empowerment Messaging and Programming
Foluke Omosun
3. Is Hope Lost or Alive? Stories of Crisis from Marginalized Voices in the Academy
Ahmet Atay & Amber L. Garcia
Section II: Addressing Social, Political, and Institutional Crises through Critical Pedagogy
4. Dissensus, Dialogue, and Crisis Response as Critical Communication Pedagogy: Examining A University's Response to Instances of Racism and Anti-Semitism on Campus
Drew T. Ashby-King
5. Contouring Caring: A Faculty Community of Practice Responding to a Crisis of Equity in Higher Education
Liliana Herakova, Rebecca Buchanan, Mollie Ruben, & Leah Hakkola
6. Addressing Crises through Interdisciplinary Education: A Critical Service-Learning Project in Public Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Mark J. Congdon Jr. & Kelly L. Marino
7. Fostering Identity Exploration and Social Justice through Critical Service-Learning during Crisis
Ali Schaeffing & Sara Schuman
Section III: Adapting Pedagogical Strategies and Technologies in Response to Crises
8. Lessons Learned Teaching During Crisis: A Narrative Approach
Andrew S. Pyle, Antonio La Sala, Ryan P. Fuller, & JJ McIntyre
9. Bridging the Digital Divide: Smartphones as Pedagogical Tools for College Students during COVID-19
Jin Kim
10. Crisis Pedagogy: A Case Study Exploring a Clean Water Access Project During COVID-19
Brandi Lawless, Sam Dennison, & Mercedes (Mercy) Bertero
11. Open Spaces/Closed Theatres: Pedagogical Interventions in Theatre for Higher Education
Emily Bryan, Charles A. Gillespie, & Rachel E. Bauer
Section IV: Conclusion
12. Staying with: The Potential of a Critical Crisis Communication Pedagogy for Communication Education
Mark Congdon Jr. & Liliana Herakova
13. Epilogue: Patches and Connections
Liliana Herakova
