We are pleased to announce the availability of our latest installment of podcast episodes in Human Rights Education NOW! Episodes 27 & 28 feature conversations with Maria Hantzopoulos. Maria Hantzopoulos earned her B.A. from Boston University in History, her M.A. in Social Studies Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and her doctorate at Teachers College in International Educational Development. Her work broadly considers how educational processes structure inequity in their contexts and beyond. Her research interests include school culture and climate, project-based assessment, peace and human rights education, migration and education, and social studies curricula. She is the author of the book Restoring Dignity: Human Rights in Action (Teachers College Press, 2016).
Episode 27: Maria Hantzopoulos, Part One
In Episode 27, Maria Hantzopoulos discusses her origins of interest in human rights and human rights education, as well as her entry into public school teaching and her advocacy of social justice pedagogy. She then shares her practices of HRE and peace education in her teaching, and the importance of critiquing mainstream narratives. Next, Maria discusses her involvement in the doctoral program at Teachers College, Columbia University, and the importance of Paolo Freire’s work on critical consciousness. Maria then goes on to describe what she views are the challenges of educating teachers to act as transformative agents of change. Lastly, Maria explains Henry Giroux’s concept of schools as contested spaces.
Topics discussed:
- Origins of interest in human rights and human rights education
- Entry into public school teaching
- Advocacy of social justice pedagogy
- Practice of HRE and peace education in teaching
- Importance of critiquing mainstream narratives
- Involvement in doctoral program at Teachers College, Columbia University
- Paolo Freire’s work on critical consciousness
- Challenges of educating teachers as transformative agents
- Henry Grioux’s concept of schools as contested spaces
Full topic listing available for PDF download HERE.
Listen on our Buzzsprout podcast website HERE.
Episode 28: Maria Hantzopoulos, Part Two
In Episode 28, Maria Hantzopoulos discusses her work with non-governmental organizations, as well as her work in designing curriculum, which deals with human rights. Maria then shares what she views are challenges to mainstream narratives in global history, and the idea of curriculum interventions as contested spaces. She emphasizes the intersections of HRE and peace education, as well as the challenges of meeting students who have skill deficits. Next, Maria talks about the relationships between HRE and social justice and the development of a critical consciousness, as well as the heightened emphasis on decolonial education. Maria then describes the importance of using human rights language and concepts when addressing social change movements in the US, along with highlighting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a tool with young people. Maria shares influential role models for her work in human rights education and a significant quote, which guides her work in HRE.
Topics discussed:
- Work with non-governmental organizations
- Work designing human rights curriculum
- Challenges to mainstream narratives in global history
- Curriculum interventions as contested spaces
- Intersections of HRE and peace education
- Challenges in meeting students’ needs who have skill deficits
- Relationship between HRE and social justice
- Development of critical consciousness
- Heightened emphasis on decolonial education
- Importance of using human rights language and concepts in social change movements
- UDHR as tool to use with young people
- Influential role model and significant quote
Full topic listing available for PDF download HERE.
Listen on our Buzzsprout podcast website HERE.
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