32.069 - The Postcolonial And: Interstices and Liberation Across Educational Spaces

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Spanning research spaces of secondary classrooms, higher education, international learning, and school policy, we explore the theme of interstices within literal and metaphorical postcolonial spaces. Our reflexive awareness of how we, our research participants, and settings are implicated in reproducing colonial hegemony led to viewing these interstices as sites of disruption and consciousness-raising. Collectively we address the importance of intersectionality, the impact of (mis)re-presentation, and the possibility of creating a praxis that allows us to work with and through colonial settings in an effort to acknowledge, disrupt, and implement change at a systemic level. The synthesis of this work demonstrates the significance of re-imagining interstices to promote sustainable anti-oppressive work.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Postcolonial Studies and Education

Chair

• Nina Asher, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Papers

• The Post/Colonial Work of Service-Learning - Colleen Rost-Banik, Windward Community College

• Hegemony or History? Technologies of Colonial Power in History Classrooms - Ryan Oto, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• An Implicated Praxis - Daniel Bordwell, University of Minnesota

• The Damages of Colonization and (Mis)Representation of Native American Women - Heather P Abrahamson, Becker Public Schools

• Understanding Experiences of Othering: Examining a South Korean International Student in a U.S. University - Jungyeol Park, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Discussant

• Aparna Mishra Tarc