61.066 - Multimodal Narratives of Literacies for Equity: Possibilities and Limits for Democratizing Evidence

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium explores the possibilities and limits of multimodal narratives as resources for democratizing evidence that expands equitable literacy education. The objectives are: (1) to examine how researchers construct multimodal narratives; (2) to consider the affordances and limits of multimodal narratives in democratizing evidence; and, (3) to explore the potential of these narratives to leverage dialogue and collective action. Juxtaposing multiple semiotic resources is a key move in multimodality so tapping multimodal theories to understand how such narratives are produced, how they work, and what multimodal narratives contribute beyond the use of multiple modes is critical. If such narratives are to democratize evidence, multimodality cannot be treated as autonomous, but examined in terms of their sociopolitical contexts.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Writing and Literacies

Chair

• MARJORIE SIEGEL, Teachers College, Columbia University

Papers

• "Air I Breathe": Songwriting as Literacy Practices of Remembrance - Matthew R Deroo, University of Miami; Vaughn W.M. Watson, Michigan State University

• Telling Spatial Stories/Envisioning Academic Futures: Adolescents Map Their Lives Across Spaces - Heather Michael, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Matter for All: Materialities of Progressive Literacy Curriculum Reform - Daniel E. Ferguson, George Mason University

Discussants

• Lalitha Vasudevan, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Rand J. Spiro, Michigan State University