The Resilient Classroom Series: Navigating the Emotional Labour of Teaching
Wednesday, January 28
1:30–3 p.m.
Killam Library, Room B400*
Link to register for the event
Back by popular demand: the Navigating the Emotional Labour of Teaching workshop! “Emotional labour” is a term that was first coined by sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild in 1983 to describe the process of managing outward expressions of feelings to fulfill the emotional requirements of a job. It involves wearing a “mask” that requires the suppression of negative emotions and the display of only positive emotions, regardless of how you actually feel. Consider a time when you received negative news and then had to teach ten minutes later or when you had to hide your frustration while telling the tenth student, “Check the syllabus!” Performing emotional labour can lead to lower job satisfaction and burnout (Humphrey, 2021). In this in-person workshop, you will:
- Learn what emotional labour looks like in the context of teaching and its associated impacts.
- Be introduced to a set of strategies to redirect the energy and efforts used for emotional labour toward effective pedagogy and instructor self-care.
- Reflect upon your own experiences with emotional labour in your teaching. Group sharing is welcomed, but not required.
Facilitator
Daniella Sieukaran, MA (she/her)
Senior Educational Developer (Program Development)
Intended audience
- Instructors
- Graduate students
- Early career instructors
*Please note that the B400 classroom is in the basement of the Killam Library. We are aware of, and apologize for, the accessibility barriers associated with this room. If you require the use of an elevator to reach this room, one of the CLT staff will have to access the elevator with you, using their key card. Please let us know in advance so that we can facilitate a smooth and timely transition to the basement.
We also ask that participants be respectful of those with significant allergies and avoid wearing perfume, aftershave, cologne, and highly scented hairspray, soaps, lotions, and shampoos.
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