Canoe Pedagogy and Colonial History: Exploring Contested Space of Outdoor Environmental Education

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  • Liz Newbery University of Toronto

Abstract

In this paper, I explore how histories of colonialism are integral to the Euro-Western idea of wilderness at the heart of much outdoor environmental education. In the context of canoe tripping, I speculate about why the politics of land rarely enters into teaching on the land. Finally, because learning from difficult knowledge often troubles the learner, I consider the pedagogical value of emotional responses to curricula that address colonial implication.

Author Biography

Liz Newbery, University of Toronto

Liz Newbery teaches at the University of Toronto.

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2012-12-17

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