Draw
ing on theories of critical pedagogy and critical race, this course will use the text
Turning Teaching Inside Out: A Pedagogy of Transformation for Community-based Education as well as the
Abolition Journal to explore community-based learn
ing, especially as it relates to communities who are
incarcerated. Students will engage with the theory and currently identified best practices for educative partner
ing with people
in prison. Classroom experiences will
interrogate the journey from safe spaces to brave spaces, while
introduc
ing strategies for develop
ing anti-oppression, non-hierarchical classrooms.
This course is a prerequisite to tak
ing the
Inside Out class at Henry Hill Correctional facility
in W
inter 2025.