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Ancestral Storytelling and Spirituality: (Re)membering Our Way Back to Ourselves Even in the Midst of the Academy

Thu, April 11, 9:00 to 10:30am, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 5, Salon I

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

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Spirituality in higher education has been an emerging body of research (Dillard et al.). In this panel discussion, four Black women scholars will focus on the interconnections between spirituality and pedagogical practices for well-being in the academy (Baker-Bell, 2017; Lindholm & Astin, 2008; Shahjahan, 2010). Nevertheless, for many Black women in the field, spirituality plays a key role in their overall sustenance and resistance to dehumanizing practices in the academy (Agosto & Karanxha, 2011). The panel members will each offer their own story and the intersections of how their spirituality and ancestral story-telling have offered them a space to survive, thrive, grow, and mentor themselves and other women of color in the academy.

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