29.058 - To Build a Better World: Enacting Ethnic Studies as Power, Pedagogy, and Praxis

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session is comprised of scholars whose work examines the intersections of Ethnic Studies and Education to understand the experiences of students and teachers of color. We present critical qualitative research papers that: 1) Examine young people’s racial identities through photovoice in a Raza Studies course; 2) Explore curricular interventions and pedagogies of Ethnic Studies-prepared Filipino American teachers; 3) Utilize Ethnic Studies pedagogy to develop critical consciousness and racial literacies; and 4) Examine youth participatory action research as an extension of Ethnic Studies pedagogy. We aim to demonstrate how engaging Ethnic Studies bolsters 21st century literacies, civic engagement, and academic development. We present ways educators can connect Ethnic Studies toward action in the service of historically marginalized students and communities.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Critical Educators for Social Justice

Chair

• Carolina Valdez, California State University - Fullerton

Papers

• Using Photovoice to Explore How Raza Studies Can Harvest Literacies of Civic Action - Cati V. de los Rios, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Teaching to Incite: The Impact of Ethnic Studies Curricula in Los Angeles Public Schools - Edward Ryan Curammeng, California State University - Dominguez Hills

• Reading, Writing, and Discussing the Word to Read the World: Racial Literacy Through Ethnic Studies - Arturo Nevarez, University of California - Riverside

• Youth Will Speak: Youth Participatory Action Research as a Vehicle to Connect an Ethnic Studies Pedagogy to Communities - Mark Bautista, The University of Texas - Arlington; Dani O'Brien, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Discussant

• Tracy Lachica Buenavista, California State University - Northridge