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Tactically Transgressive Teaching: Dis/Empowerment as Graduate Student-Instructors

by Nicole Koyuki Golden and Alex Michael Mashny | Xchanges 19.1, Spring 2025


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Contents

Introduction

Alex's Narrative

Nicole's Narrative

Tactically Transgressive Teaching

Tactically Transgressive Classrooms

References

About the Authors

References

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