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James Stillwaggon '06

James Stillwaggon is an Assistant Professor at Iona College's School of Arts and Sciences, where he teaches courses in educational philosophy and diversity.  His primary areas of study include pedagogical relations, teacher identity, and the intersection of theories of subjectivity and education.  Other areas of interest include the portrayal of teacher and student identity in popular film and problems of recognition in democratic education.  Recent publications include "Performing for the Students: Teaching Identity and the Pedagogical Relation" (Journal of Philosophy of Education, Vol. 42, No.1) and "Inviolable Laws, Impossible to Keep: Orwell on Education, Suffering and the Loss of Childhood" (Educational Theory, in press).

"The Philosophy and Education program at Teachers College is a genuine community of scholars enriched by a diversity of perspectives on educational theory and practice. Working as a part of this community, both inside and outside the classroom, has been crucial to my development as a thinker and a teacher. My professors and fellow students have created an atmosphere of intense interest and engaged debate within the tradition of philosophical thought on education. I look forward to working with them -- and arguing with them -- for many years to come."