2020 AAPT Grant recipients
Recipients of the 2020
AAPT Grant for Innovations in Teaching
- “Tulsa Race Massacre at 100: Contractualism and Reparations” (title is link to grant report)
Heather Wilburn, Tulsa Community College
“Tulsa Race Massacre at 100” is the theme of my spring Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy course. June 1921 marks the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre (TRM). Our class is located in Tulsa, so I will be using an array of community-based resources connected to the remembrance of the TRM. In using the TRM as the grounding for our class, students will have specific examples to illuminate the following philosophical themes: justice and injustice through contractualism; (un)doing master narratives; places and recognition; and justice and reparations.
- “Difficult Conversations about Race, Class, and Gender” (title is link to grant report)
Wes Siscoe, Florida State University
There are a number of social issues that, while of the utmost importance, are very difficult to discuss. Conversations about race, class, and gender more often devolve into entrenched stand-offs than result in productive dialogue, making the need for safe spaces to discuss these issues more important than ever. Research has shown that small dialogue groups are one of the best strategies for helping students talk about these hot-button issues, making students both more comfortable expressing their own views and more willing to work towards eliminating societal inequalities. With the AAPT grant, I plan to hire two students to help lead small-group, student-facilitated dialogues for my Spring 2021 class, The Philosophy of Race, Class, and Gender.
For more information about the grant program, visit https://philosophyteachers.org/aapt-grants-for-innovation-in-teaching/
