“The whole weight of the world on my shoulders”: Power, Identity, and Student Activism

• In Event: (Em)POWER(ment) to the People

Abstract

In this paper we examine student activists’ motivations for engaging in activism and resistance and problematize traditional notions of activism. We highlight the ways iminoritized students engage in activism and resistance because institutional leaders of higher education fail to create equitable spaces for learning, development, and growth.

Authors

• Chris Linder, University of Georgia

• Stephen John Quaye, Miami University

• Terah J Stewart, --

• Wilson K Okello, --