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The Impact of Racism and White Supremacy on Children's and Teachers' Agency in the Early Grades

Mon, April 12, 4:30 to 6:00pm EDT (4:30 to 6:00pm EDT), Division G, Division G - Section 2 Paper and Symposium Sessions 2

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This session focuses on how racism and white supremacy manifests in early educational settings and describes the dynamic interplay of intersectional identities and the presence, absence or disregard for agency. Papers in this session offer five empirical examples of how racism and white supremacy impact young children’s schooling experiences and what kinds of agency enactments are considered “appropriate” or “allowable” through the lens of Black liberationist political theories, Black feminisms, critical/cultural developmental psychology, educational anthropology, and DisCrit as well as through intersectional lenses. These examples are meant to sharpen conversations about the persistent and institutionally-supported denial of agency at school and existing educational practices that limit Black and Brown children’s agency while reimagining equity in early childhood learning.

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