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Erotic pedagogies.

Aimee Carrillo Rowe1

  • 1Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Northridge, California 91330-8257, USA. aimee.carrillorowe@csun.edu

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Audre Lorde's concept of the erotic offers transformative pedagogical practices for passionate learning and community. Reclaiming the erotic from neoliberal containment can heal the mind/body split, fostering political and spiritual well-being.

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Area of Science:

  • Education
  • Sociology
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Neoliberalism has confined the erotic to the private sphere, limiting its transformative potential.
  • The erotic is often articulated through pornography in the public sphere, countering progressive movements.
  • Audre Lorde's work provides a framework for understanding the erotic's pedagogical power.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore Audre Lorde's notion of the erotic as a pedagogical practice.
  • To analyze how neoliberalism contains the erotic's transformative power.
  • To examine the potential and challenges of erotic pedagogy for fostering passionate learning and community.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of Audre Lorde's theories.
  • Critique of neoliberalism's impact on the erotic.
  • Exploration of erotic pedagogy in educational contexts.

Main Results:

  • The erotic, when reclaimed, can empower teachers and students for passionate engagement.
  • Neoliberalism's containment of the erotic hinders queer, feminist, and antiracist movements.
  • Engaging in erotic pedagogy can facilitate the healing of the mind/body split.

Conclusions:

  • Erotic pedagogy holds transformative power for individual and collective healing.
  • Overcoming the mind/body split through the erotic has political and spiritual implications.
  • Reclaiming the erotic is crucial for challenging oppressive structures and fostering holistic education.