Surviving Dangerous Waters: Teaching Critical Consciousness Against a Tide of Post-truth.

In an analysis based upon an original cartoon image by artist Michael Scalzo, this sociological essay proposes an allegory of critical consciousness within the context of our contemporary sociocultural landscape. Likening the role of critical consciousness to that of an oxygen tank for a fish surrounded by polluted water, I draw upon theoretical literature engaging critical epistemological and pedagogical praxis, as well as Marxist, critical race, feminist, and queer sociological theories to frame the role of critical pedagogy in elucidating the relationships between hegemonic ideology and structural oppression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]