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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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"So, are you a feminist epistemologist?"

holistic pedagogy for conversations on indigeneity, love, and crossing borders

Kelsey Dayle John

pp. 145-149

Abstract

This piece grapples with entanglements of education and identity. Colonial ideas about "full blood" Nativeness have haunted the author's half-blood identity. In this chapter, she shares a moment that represents how wrestling with her embodied contradictory state leads her to understand holistic education that integrates body, soul, and spirit. This narrative snapshot captures the relationship between the author's full-blood Navajo father and herself in a moment when we discuss issues of indigeneity, spirituality, and epistemology. In his one question, she experiences his fatherly love that breaks down boundaries made by colonialism, gender, race, and discipline.

Publication details

Published in:

Travis Sarah, Kraehe Amelia M., Hood Emily J., Lewis Tyson E. (2018) Pedagogies in the flesh: case studies on the embodiment of sociocultural differences in education. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 145-149

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59599-3_22

Full citation:

Dayle John Kelsey (2018) „"So, are you a feminist epistemologist?": holistic pedagogy for conversations on indigeneity, love, and crossing borders“, In: S. Travis, A. M. Kraehe, E. J. Hood & T. E. Lewis (eds.), Pedagogies in the flesh, Dordrecht, Springer, 145–149.