International Relations Committee Invited Session: Amplifying Diasporan Literacies in Educational Research and Teaching

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Diasporan literacies of minoritized groups have been understudied and under-researched in educational scholarship. This session amplifies five minoritized diasporan literacies with the goal of centering them in the research landscape and offering resources to activate and mobilize scholars to prioritize these knowledges bases. A discussion on solidarity across respective diasporan literacies rounds out the presentation, with implications for international contexts.

Sub Unit

• International Relations Committee

Chair

• Gloria S. Boutte, University of South Carolina

Discussant

• Joyce E. King, Georgia State University

Panelists

• Eliza G. Braden, University of South Carolina

• Gaurav Harshe, University of South Carolina

• Wenyu Guo, University of South Florida

• Libby Jackson-Barrett, Edith Cowan University

• Meir Muller, University of South Carolina

• Natasha A. Thornton, Spelman College

• Sanjuana Carrillo Rodriguez, Kennesaw State University

• Paula P. Guerra-Lombardi, Kennesaw State University