Public Scholarship and Public Education in a Time of Civil Unrest

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

This session examines the roles of public scholarship and public education during a time of heightened civil unrest. Over the past two years, increased attention to police violence against people of color has galvanized new conversations about civil rights and discriminatory practices. The protests following the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice have brought attention to the ways in which individual and institutional racism and racialized practices reinforce systems of racial bias and violence in our schools and in our society. The participation of young people, parents, and community members in these protests via public demonstrations, walk-outs, and social media highlight the intersection of race, discrimination, and public schooling. Presenters will examine and engage in interactive conversations, discussing the roles of public scholarship and public education during a time of heightened civil unrest in the U.S.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chairs

• Kevin C. Roxas, Western Washington University

• Bic H. Ngo, University of Minnesota

Papers

• Til' We Get Free: In Pursuit of Organic Intellectualism - Jeffrey M.R. Duncan-Andrade, San Francisco State University

• Policing the Minds and Bodies of Latinas/os and Indigenous Peoples in Arizona - Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy, Arizona State University

• Resisting Civil Death: Organizing for Access to Education in Our Prison Nation - Erica R. Meiners, Northeastern Illinois University

• A Critical Race Theory Analysis of Racial Violence and Resistance on College Campuses - Daniel Gilbert Solorzano, University of California - Los Angeles

Discussant

• David O. Stovall, University of Illinois at Chicago