Love, Study, Struggle, Resistance: Centering the Possibilities of Scholar-Activism in Pursuits for Social Justice & Liberation

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

What is made possible by engaged scholar-activism in pursuits for social-justice & liberation? How do community organizers/ activists navigate the demands of academia while remaining grounded & centered in communities? In this session, panelists will engage a critical dialogue about the responsibility, power and possibilities of engaged scholar-activism in community-based research.The session provides a space for community-organizers/scholar-activists to engage a timely discussions about ways education scholars can work in partnership with local communities toward advancing educational change.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education

Participants

• Symone Gyles, University of California - Los Angeles

• Stephanie Taylor Jones, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy Learning Sciences

• Cierra Kaler-Jones, University of Maryland - College Park

Discussant

• Charles H.F. Davis, University of Southern California

Panelists

• Sharim Hannegan-Martinez, University of Kentucky

• Dawn M. Demps, University of Arizona

• Matt Gonzales, New York University