Resisting Censorship: Perspectives on the Future of Sociological Pedagogy

Session Submission Type: Invited Session (90 minute)

Description

On October 16, 1963, James Baldwin told a group of New York City educators: “We are in a revolutionary situation […] To any citizen of the world who figures himself (sic) as responsible—and particularly those of you who deal with the minds and hearts of young people—must be prepared to ‘go for broke.’ In this current moment, sociologists are enmeshed in another revolutionary situation – evidenced by the mounting and innumerable attacks on higher education as a site of both learning and what Harney and Moten call “study.” In solidarity with President Shelley J. Correll’s theme of “Disrupting the Status Quo: Putting Sociology to Work for a More Equitable Society,” this invited session brings together some of the discipline’s very best critical pedagogues for a critical and timely conversation about the role of teaching in a larger disciplinary effort towards not just imagining but creating a more just global society. Panelists will offer their experiential insights into how they contend with topics such as government censorship, campus and community activism, funding cuts, enrollment challenges, and more.

Sub Unit

• Special Session

Presider

• Julio Ángel Alicea, Rutgers University-Camden

Panelists

• Michelle Marie Christian, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

• Felicia Arriaga, CUNY-Baruch College

• Melinda Jo Messineo, Ball State University

• Blu Buchanan, University of North Carolina-Asheville

• Rahsaan Mahadeo, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Session Organizer

• Julio Ángel Alicea, Rutgers University-Camden