Researching Activist Literacies across the Lifespan

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

Worldwide there remains an urgent need to learn from teacher and student led educational reform. Freire (2016) emphasized the importance of critical educators forming communities of solidarity to problematize the effects of neoliberal social policies. This symposium brings together research from four countries (Canada, Colombia, UK, US) to explore the pedagogical and research tools associated with activist literacies.

Content Area

• AREA 7. Social, Cultural, and Political Issues of Literacy Practices In and Out of School

Chair

• Kate Pahl, Manchester Metropolitan University

Discussant

• Jennifer Rowsell, Brock University

Individual Presentations

• Researching Activist Literacies across the Lifespan - Rebecca Rogers, University of Missouri-St. Louis; Kate Pahl, Manchester Metropolitan University; Lina Trigos-Carrillo, University of Missouri-Columbia; Jennifer Rowsell, Brock University; Julianne Burgess, Brock University