GRADUATE SPECIAL SESSION: Interrogating and Resisting the Power of Censorship

Session Submission Type: Alternative Format Session

Abstract

Censorship has become a power mechanism to suppress knowledge, and diverse identities. Out of fear of losing their source of income and professional career, educational stakeholders such as teachers, librarians, and school administrators have succumbed to censorship and silence. Hence, a culture of silence threatens freedom of expression. To that end, this doctoral special panel session seeks a space in which expert panelists can share their scholarship and ways to resist the power of censorship.

Content Area

• Special Sessions

Chair

• Salondra Griggs, Doctoral Student

Discussant

• Kristie Clawson Camp, University of South Carolina

Presenters

• Blessing Chidiebere Emodi, University of South Carolina

• Natalya Stepanova, Doctoral student