One of the key activities that has grown out of ITERC gatherings is an interest in reading collectively. Over the past few years, informal reading groups have covered books ranging from Gert Biesta’s World Centred Education to Emile Bojesen’s Forms of Education, to the seminars of Jacques Lacan and the philosophy of Etienne Souriau. Often, a conference paper/symposium, or publication, will evolve out of these groups.
In true ITERC style, anyone can form a reading group, so if you have a book on
your shelf that you have been meaning to read, why not see if others would like to read it with you?
Currently active reading groups are:
Lyndsey Stonebridge’s book We are free to change the world: Hannah Arendt’s lessons in love and disobedience. Contact Keither Parker (K.Parker@yorksj.ac.uk) for more details
Johan Dahlbeck’s book Spinoza and Education: Freedom, understanding and empowerment (New Directions in the Philosophy of Education). Contact Ruth Unsworth (ruth.unsworth@glasgow.ac.uk) for more details.
Recently finished reading groups:
Hartmut Rosa’s Resonance
Lacan’s Ecrits
Another form of reading groups is the SHUT UP and READ in person and on Zoom.
The idea is to read for 45 minutes (so NO prereading) and 45 minutes to talk. The point is not so much to read and understand, but to see what emerges out of doing scholarly work together (contact Stephen)
International Teacher Education Research Collective 