Abstract
Bodies have everything to do with teaching and learning, yet are often overlooked or diminished as sites of meaning-making in educational contexts. The goal of this article is to foreground the body in teaching and learning, and identify the transformative potential that embodied pedagogy opens up. Rooted in intersectional critical theory and frameworks, this article explores the importance of centering bodies in education, contextualizes the invisibility and silencing of bodies in education historically and today, and identifies the possibilities that a focus on bodies in education can offer. Action steps that teachers and teacher educators can apply to their practice are suggested.
Recommended Citation
Ambuter, R. (2024). There is Real Life Here: Centering the Body in Teaching and Learning. Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning, 17(1). CCBY.
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