%0 Journal Article
%T Shame, classroom resistance, and Bion¡¯s desire not to know
%A Marshall Alcorn
%J ETD : Educa£¿£¿o Tem¨¢tica Digital
%D 2011
%I Universidade Estadual de Campinas
%X It is not uncommon for students to resist evidence or claims taught by their teachers. This paper uses affect theory from the work of Sylvan Tomkins to understand Wilfred Bion¡¯s account of the human ¡°desire not to know.¡± I argue that cultural experiences with shame and disgust set in place biological responses that restrict and attack possibilities for cognitive thought. Classroom experiences that appeal to requirements for ¡°thoughtfulness¡± should anticipate the biological ground of resistances and seek forms of engagement that respond to resistance through emotional rather than intellectual force.
%K Resistance. Desire not to know. Shame. Pedagogy. Psychoanalysis.
%U http://www.fae.unicamp.br/revista/index.php/etd/article/view/2893