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A Bhangra smile: great way to open a TOK class

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017Eileen Dombrowski
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How could students NOT love this 2-minute dance video ? And how could you, as a TOK teacher, NOT seize the chance to ask (just a little!) about the role of the arts in knowledge? The Maritime Bhangra Group of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada gives a joyful lift to questions about what is communicated in music and dance. […]

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Classification and implications: Who is black, or indigenous, or Jewish?

June 17, 2015September 9, 2015Eileen Dombrowski 1 Comment
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(Originally posted on  Activating TOK) I ended my last post with questions about Rachel Dolezal’s claims to be black: “Are her personal knowledge claims the deciding factor, in your mind, for determining her racial identity? Why or why not?” What has captured media attention, it seems, is the way in which her story pits her own personal […]

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