Vortrag auf der International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC)
Am 28. Oktober 2021 hält Holly Patch mit Simone Pfleger (Assistant Professor an der University of Alberta) auf der jährlichen International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) einen Vortrag zum Thema "Beyond Queer Theory: Cross-Cultural Dialogue and Community Service Learning through Transatlantic Exchange". Die Online-Tagung findet vom 26.-29. Oktober 2021 statt und wird von der Drextel University und der East Carolina University ausgerichtet.
Abstract: This paper reports on the pedagogical considerations and teaching experiences that emerged from the co-taught remote course on Queer Theory between the Research and Teaching Area Sociology of Gender at the Bielefeld University and the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Alberta. The virtual environment and need for connecting exclusively online brought about by COVID-19 facilitated a new and exciting transatlantic collaboration, which allowed for the creation of a course that pursued a twofold objective: foster cross-cultural dialogue and exchange among the students from the two partner universities as well as provide students with practical experiences through project-based work with Edmonton-based community partners that can be completed in an online setting. While the former enabled students to discuss theoretical readings so that they can develop an understanding of how normative ideas around identities and bodies have impacted the construction of social hierarchies and shaped an unequal distribution of power in different geographical, socio-cultural, and historical contexts, the latter encouraged students to translate theory to practice and apply queering as methodology in an investigative project with a community partner. This form of engagement and exchange was particularly valuable for all participants and instructors for the purpose of enhancing the project of internationalization at the respective home institutions and ensured that all participants are exposed to a variety of approaches and ideas that expanded their understanding of how to engage with academic scholarship and activism beyond their own academic training and framework.
Die deutsch-kanadische Lehrveranstaltung fand im Rahmen des Alberta-OWL Netzwerkprojekts "We CAN virtuOWL" statt, das durch das Programm "International Virtual Academic Collaboration (IVAC)" des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienst (DAAD) und des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) gefördert wurde.
Mehr über die Tagung und das Programm unter: https://iveconference.org/2021-conference/