Four university professors discuss a variety of curricular programs for civic education. They discuss the importance of introducing primary sources, ground their teaching in great works of literature and why they introduce their own lived experiences in to the classroom. They emphasize the importance of developing cultural competency to make historic sources relevant, the importance of students making time for thinking and reflection, and the expectations they maintain for their classes that each person can grapple with challenging works from the past, and in fact it is imperative that they do so.
Political scientist Josiah Ober moderates the discussion.
Prior to joining the Chase Center, Clune was the Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight Professor of Humanities at Case Western Reserve University. Clune is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim and Mellon foundations.
Bryan Garsten is Professor of Political Science and Humanities and the Faculty Director, Center for Civic Thought. He investigates fundamental tensions in the theory and practice of representative government and constitutional democracy.
