Substrates of Home: Immigration and Colonial Visual Regimes (Poster 30)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Eight
  In Poster Session: Informal Learning Environments Research SIG Poster Presentation (Place-Based)

Abstract

In the U.S., home is a universal symbol of belonging founded upon a “melting pot” ideal of heterogeneity. Yet who gets to call the US home has been in contention since the country was settled. In this paper, the authors examine home as a site of learning across three studies situated within the same city. Data from these studies were then coded thematically for home-based discussions. Findings from the three studies revealed evidence of participant interaction with a colonial visual regime (Rose, 2001) present across analog and digital learning environments. Through the analysis of participant interactions, we highlight ways the regime serves as a substrate (Goodwin, 2018) by which learners leverage to make sense of home in the U.S.

Authors

• Jiyoung Lee, University of Washington
  Presenting Author

• Erin Riesland, University of Washington
  Presenting Author

• Ari Hock, University of Washington
  Presenting Author