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Healing through Geography: A Spatial-Learning Analysis and Praxis
Author(s) -
Kaleb Germinaro
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of critical thought and praxis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2325-1204
DOI - 10.31274/jctp.12961
Subject(s) - praxis , oppression , context (archaeology) , sociology , experiential learning , psychological resilience , epistemology , psychology , pedagogy , geography , social psychology , politics , political science , archaeology , philosophy , law
Learning takes place in and across settings. In this conceptual piece, a spatial-learning praxis is presented to understand geographic trauma to invoke healing from trauma through. I begin by providing a context of the links between oppression and trauma. I then highlight how it persists for learners and the consequences trauma has for students of color. I then build off of critical pedagogy, learning theory, Black feminism, Black geographies, and Indigenous studies to describe a form of learning and transformation that is dedicated to elements of healing centered learning. I briefly review these conceptual foundations as a preface to introducing a framework of healing centered learning and its components grounded in four anchors including (in no particular order): (a) learning and identity (b) geography (c) and oppression and trauma. Understanding geo-onto-epistemologies allows for mechanisms for learning to move past resilience and into healing, sustaining change over time. I conclude with learning and the applications to heal identities through the design of learning environments and spatial analysis.

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