2024 Early Career Award Lecture: “Diasporic (Dis)Connection: The School-Based Experiences of Teachers of African Descent Across the Americas”

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

This talk begins by tracing my early meaning-making experiences around Diasporic connections: I am the son of South American immigrants who was born and raised in Brooklyn and grew up visiting family members in cities across three continents, Montreal, London, and Georgetown. Next, I share findings from my research studies conducted over the last decade on the experiences of Black teachers in several urban centers, Boston, New York City, Jackson, and Oakland. I then make a Diasporic turn, informed by my early experiences, to share emerging research on the school-based experiences of teachers of African descent across four Latin American countries: Brazil, Colombia, Panama, and Uruguay. I end by connecting themes about Diasporic (dis)connection on the school-based experiences of teachers of African descent across the Americas.

Sub Unit

• AERA Sessions

Chair

• Carrie Sampson, Arizona State University

Presenter

• Travis J. Bristol, University of California - Berkeley