Division B Fireside Chat: Rooted Futures: Race, Gender, and Technology as Curricular Tools of Resistance

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

In an era of rapid technological advancement—particularly in AI, educational applications, and instructional technologies—scholars must consider curricular and strategic approaches that respond to civil rights rollbacks and restrictions on educational communities. This Fireside Chat invites reflection on past curriculum resistance practices and their transformative impact. By acknowledging these contributions, we can (re)imagine how race, gender, and technology intersect as both curriculum and strategy—rooted in history, yet structured for liberatory futures. The session will explore: (1) What can graduate students and junior scholars learn from past scholars and practitioners to navigate today’s sociopolitical climate? (2) How can technological tools be leveraged toward liberatory possibilities?

Sub Unit

• Graduate Student Council

Chair

• Emmanuel J. Watkins, University of Alabama

Panelists

• Wilson Kwamogi Okello, Pennsylvania State University

• Bernadette Baker, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Eve Tuck, New York University

• Leah Tonnette Gaines, University of Central Florida