TY - JOUR

T1 - Teaching and Writing (as) Academic Activism

AU - Boelsbjerg, Hanne Bess

AU - Katan, Lina

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s).

PY - 2022/6

Y1 - 2022/6

N2 - Employing subjective experiences in academia obviously questions central academic concepts such as objectivity and value-neutrality. The article challenges these taken for granted values by reflecting on the experience of producing and disseminating scientific knowledge with personal engagement. In a dialogical style, the article argues for the relevance of “academic activism” which draws on subjective experiences as incorporated in the process of knowledge-making. Regarding both writing this article and teaching the course “Researching Social Change” the authors exemplify how scholars can practice “academic activism” to gain knowledge and become part of social change themselves.

AB - Employing subjective experiences in academia obviously questions central academic concepts such as objectivity and value-neutrality. The article challenges these taken for granted values by reflecting on the experience of producing and disseminating scientific knowledge with personal engagement. In a dialogical style, the article argues for the relevance of “academic activism” which draws on subjective experiences as incorporated in the process of knowledge-making. Regarding both writing this article and teaching the course “Researching Social Change” the authors exemplify how scholars can practice “academic activism” to gain knowledge and become part of social change themselves.

KW - academic activism

KW - inquiry-based reading

KW - lived experience

KW - sustainable learning environment

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U2 - 10.3167/cont.2022.100107

DO - 10.3167/cont.2022.100107

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85132785149

VL - 10

SP - 81

EP - 98

JO - Contention

JF - Contention

SN - 2572-7184

IS - 1

ER -