42.083-8 - Examining Race and Transgender Identity Politics in Early Childhood Literacy, School Discipline, and Pedagogy

• In Event: 42.083 - Roundtable Session 17

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

The current socio-political context in the United States has been fraught with violent acts against children and people who are transgender and/or of color. In this time of targeted violence, scholars in childhood studies are working towards possibilities for social justice and revolution. The topics of the papers in this session speak to such endeavors, focusing on interrogating school discipline, opening spaces for dialogue about race and gender, and examining picture books about Latina/o transgender peoples. Presenters offer important insights about identity politics in early childhood education and care that are imperative for social change.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Critical Perspectives on Early Childhood Education

Chair

• Mark Nagasawa, Erikson Institute

Papers

• When the Clips Are Down: How Students Make Sense of School Discipline - Amy Noelle Parks, Michigan State University; Cassie J. Brownell, University of Toronto

• Out of the Mouths of Babes: Black Male Kindergartners on Culturally Relevant Black Male Teachers - Nathaniel Bryan, University of South Carolina - Columbia

• Race Talk in Preschool: Academic Readiness and Participation During Shared-Book Reading - Margaret R. Beneke, University of Washington - Seattle

• Rainbow Reflections: Transgender Characters in Bilingual Children's Picture Books - Ashley Lauren Sullivan, The Pennsylvania State University - Erie, The Behrend College; Laurie Urraro, The Pennsylvania State University - Erie, The Behrend College