LACOL 2020 Virtual Workshop
Session Description: The 2020 pandemic of Covid has revealed anew the perpetual pandemic of racism. What does anti-racist pedagogy look like during this moment? How is the intersection of Covid and movements for racial and social justice prompting you to rethink your goals and purpose in the classroom? Join us for a facilitated conversation and workshop that aims to open up space for self-reflection, imagination, and application in anticipation of the start of Fall classes.
Date: Aug 27, 2020
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00pm Eastern
Location: Zoom
Readings:
- Kishimoto, Kyoko. (2018). Anti-racist pedagogy: From faculty’s self-reflection to organizing within and beyond the classroom. Race Ethnicity and Education, 21:4, 540-554, DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2016.1248824
- Characteristics of white supremacy culture: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html
- Ash, Allison N.; Hill, Redgina; Risdon, Stephen; and Jun, Alexander (2020) “Anti-Racism in Higher Education: A Model for Change,” Race and Pedagogy Journal: Teaching and Learning for Justice: Vol. 4 : No. 3
Facilitators:
- Alison Cook-Sather, Professor of Education, Director of Teaching and Learning Institute, Bryn Mawr College
- Chanelle Wilson, Assistant Professor of Education, Director of Africana Studies, Bryn Mawr College
- Jonathon Kahn, Professor of Religion, in-coming Director of the Engaged Pluralism Initiative, Vassar College
- Candice Lowe-Swift, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Director of the Engaged Pluralism Initiative, Vassar College
