Race, justice, and activism in literacy instruction / edited by Valerie Kinloch, Tanja Burkhard, Carlotta Penn ; foreword by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kinloch, Valerie, 1974- editor.

Burkhard, Tanja, editor.

Penn, Carlotta M., editor.

Sealey-Ruiz, Yolanda, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Education--Language arts.

African Americans.

English language--Study and teaching--African American students.

English language.

Language arts--Social aspects--United States.

Language arts.

Literacy--Social aspects--United States.

Literacy.

Literacy--Social aspects.

Social justice and education.

Language arts--Social aspects.

African Americans--Education.

United States.

Social justice and education--United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 222 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Race, Justice, and Activism in Literacy Instruction focuses on literacy praxis that reflect how students-with the loving, critical support of teachers and teacher educators-engage in resistance work and collaborate for social change. The contents of this book feature the activism and social justice literacy work of students and critically conscious adults across multiple geographic contexts in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Race, justice, and activism in literacy instruction : an introduction / Valerie Kinloch, Tanja Burkhard, and Carlotta Penn

Generations of fugitive literacy teacher education and activism / Leigh Patel

"What happens here can change the world" : preparing literacy teachers in the digital age / Detra Price-Dennis

Students developing critical language and literacy perspectives / Ijeoma E. Ononuju, BernNadette T. Best-Green, and Danny C. Martinez

Rethinking curriculum and pedagogy in schools : critical literacies and epistemologies in theory and practice / Limarys Caraballo and Lindsey Lichtenberger

Arlene's actionist work : a case study of writing and self-activism / Maneka D. Brooks and Arlene Alvarado

"Pardon this disruption" : cultivating revolutionary civics through world humanities / Tamara Butler, Jenell Igeleke Penn, and Johnny Merry

Poetic reflection or poetic musings : remembering our black youth/our black lives" / Carlotta Penn, Valerie Kinloch, and Tanja Burkhard

"One love, one heart" / Donja Thomas

"The politics of ratchetness : exploring race, literacies, and social justice with black youth" / Jamila Lyiscott

"A Black Lives Matter and critical race theory-informed critique of code-switching pedagogy in the classroom and in the world on behalf of African American language (AAL)-speaking communities" / Sina Saeedi and Elaine Richardson

"check it out" : youth layering already-present community-engaged multiliteracies toward justice in literacy teaching and research / Vaughn Watson and Matthew Deroo

Building stories toward a common cause : coalitional inquiry as activism / María Paula Ghiso, Gerald Campano, Grace Player, Brenda Krishanwongso, and Frianna Gultom

Poetic reflection or poetic musings : where do we go from here? / Tanja Burkhard, Carlotta Penn, and Valerie Kinloch

Not a conclusion : keeping focused on race, justice, and activism in literacy instruction / Valerie Kinloch.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807763223

0807763225

9780807763216

0807763217

OCLC:

1131879451