Communing at a Distance? Critical Early Childhood Communities Amid a Pandemic

• In Event: Relationships, Locations, and Critical Questions in Early Childhood

Abstract

What is the role of the critical community in a time of pandemic? Are critical early childhood communities possible under the regulatory gaze of COVID protocols? Is resistance possible amidst the turmoil of pandemic? Through narrative inquiry, this presentation examines the creation of communities of resistance during a time of pandemic. Through the lens of a PreKindergarten classroom, these narratives document the persistence of community, resistance, and revolution woven throughout the dominion of pandemic protocols.

Author

• Dana Frantz Bentley, Lesley University