Death threats and doxing: Resources for critical educators experiencing new Backlash Pedagogy
Abstract
This conceptually driven paper describes a recontextualization of the construct, “Backlash Pedagogy,” informed by prior and ongoing research. Using narrative inquiry and data from a mixed-methods case study of how a diverse school district took up statewide equity initiatives including anti-racist teaching and a LGBTQ+ student success act, we describe the backlash teachers face even in the context of a state with a pro-equality majority in local government and progressive state education policies. Implications include identifying the material, relational, ideational and advocacy resources teachers need as they navigate teaching against populist ideologies and negotiate the intersection of policy, research, practice, and public discourse.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Critical and Liberation Pedagogy
Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies
Indigenous and Place-Based Education
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Review of Education Pedagogy & Cultural Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1–15
- Publication date
- 10 January 2026
- Language
- EN