Remaking the Word to Rewrite the World: A Convergence of Diverse Practitioners and Literacy Practices

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 27

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

This session shares perspectives on a multi-year collaborative research project, from a range of stakeholder locations, to investigate the intersection of multimodal literacy practices, multiple positionalities, and research ethics. We explore how youth and teachers to use critical literacy practices (Janks, 2010) to investigate social issues, develop relationships, participate in the research process, and share work publicly. These papers exemplify a range of different collaborative possibilities: between and among stakeholders, teachers and students, researchers and teachers, texts and materials, and concepts of “literacy,” “curriculum,” and “research.”

Sub Unit

• SIG-Writing and Literacies

Chair

• Rob Simon, University of Toronto

Papers

• "On the Edge of Something": Exploring the Intimacies of Learning to Be Teacher-Researchers - Ty Walkland, University of Toronto; Rob Simon, University of Toronto

• "To Invent What You Desire": Material Improvisation and Collaborative Design - Ben Gallagher, University of Toronto; Rob Simon, University of Toronto

• Investigating Censorship and Creative Resistance Through Writing Poetry - Ashleigh Anne Allen, University of Toronto; Rob Simon, University of Toronto

• Restorying Fahrenheit 451 Through/With Sound - Doug Friesen, University of Toronto; Rob Simon, University of Toronto

Discussant

• Maria Paula Ghiso, Teachers College, Columbia University