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Living the Dystopian-Utopian Tension as Praxis: Transformative Dreaming With/in/for Education and Educational Research

Sat, April 14, 10:35am to 12:05pm, Millennium Broadway New York Times Square, Floor: Eighth Floor, Gallery 8

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

As the neoliberal assault on public institutions has morphed into a trajectory towards authoritarianism that threatens human life and the health of our planet, it is easy to fall into a paralytic despair. For critical educators, mainitaining a dream for a better future via education is critical for sustaining commitments to social change. This session features critical scholars working in schools and universities who struggle within a tension of dystopia-utopia as daily praxis. Presenters share experiences with and analyses of public higher education, k-12 administration, PAR collaboratives, teacher education, social and cultural theorizing, and urban science education. They raise questions about how to cultivate hope and provide tools for sustaining utopian dreams amidst dystopian reality.

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