Activism, Social Justice and the Role of Contemporary Scholarship

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Proposal

Abstract

The mission of the ACSJ interest group is to promote research and teaching in the intersections of activism, communication and social justice of contemporary life. The aim is to push the boundaries between theory and practice and between scholarship and activism by encouraging and facilitating dialogues and engagements.

This roundtable will address the question of how scholarship connects to action in the world to promote social justice. The panelists will discuss this issue based on their own experiences as scholars of activism and as politically involved subjects.

Sub Unit

• Activism, Communication & Social Justice

Chairs

• Guobin Yang, U of Pennsylvania

• Todd Wolfson, Rutgers SC&I

Respondents

• Sasha Costanza-Chock, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Kevin Michael Carragee, Suffolk U

• Rosemary Clark-Parsons, The Annenberg School for Communication at the U of Pennsylvania

• Jack Linchuan Qiu, The Chinese U of Hong Kong

• Chenjerai Kumanyika, Rutgers U - School of Communication and Information