Transnational Engagement as Rebellion and Act of Teaching as Resistance: Narrative Inquiry Into an Arab Migrant Social Studies Teacher

• In Event: Navigating Identity, Politics, and Resistance: Social Studies Educators Confronting Discomfort in a Polarized World

Abstract

In the current global geopolitical climate, Arab communities face increasing marginalization and oppression. However, compared to the growing scholarly attention to Arab students, there is a significant dearth of research with Arab and Arab American teachers in the United States. The invisibility and exclusion of Arab and Arab American teachers in research are in parallel with enduring racist, eurocentric, and imperial ideologies and structures that silences and distorts the representation of the Arab communities. Theoretically framed by cultural and transnational citizenship, this narrative inquiry study seeks to bridge the empirical gap by delving into the lived experiences and teaching practice of an Arab migrant social studies teacher named Mr. Ahmad (pseudonym).

Authors

• Yeji Kim, University of Missouri

• Hanadi Shatara, California State University - Sacramento