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"Stories That Are Worth Sharing": An Inquiry Into Refugees' Migration Narratives and Critical Literacy Tenets
Sun, April 24, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT (2:30 to 4:00pm PDT), SIG Virtual Rooms, SIG-Critical Educators for Social Justice Virtual Roundtable Session RoomAbstract
Refugees possess a unique form of migration capital (Jimenez, 2020) which was acquired at a steep cost. As a result of their migration experiences, they have developed a critical perspective. In this article, I examine the presence of critical literacy tenets within refugee migration narratives. Tenets include reading the word and world in relation to power, identity, difference, and access to knowledge, skills, tools and resources (Janks, 2013) through the recognition of the political, non-neutral nature of the world (Comber, 2015; Freire & Macedo,1987; Janks, 2014). I conclude with ideas for implementation of critical literacy tenets which capitalize on students’ lived experiences and provide opportunities for refugee students to reclaim the power of their experiences in the classroom and beyond.