Always a pleasure to explore youth civic speculation with @alexcorbitt.bsky.social! Check out our new piece.
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I ran a literary salon with brilliant youth literary scholars! Check out that work in this new article in Reading Research Quarterly (RRQ)! Youth reveal powerful links between literary interpretation & social justice education! #literacies, #edusky, #iteachenglish, #literacy doi.org/10.1002/rrq....
You are amazing, Ebony! Huge, huge congratulations!!! ❤️
Rockstars!
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Congrats, Matt!!! Such great news!
❤️❤️❤️ would LOVE to hear you play!!!
It has been my pleasure! Thank you sincerely for the invitation ❤️
Thank you for joining us! Check out Dr. Thakurta’s recently released article: “Globally Marginalized People Shifting Temporalities Through Arts-Based Methodologies in Educational Research”
Yes to Kendrick Lamar!!!
This is exactly why it's so important to do. I love this example!
A6 Part 1 I’m inspired by so many WoC creators across history, like Gloria Anzaldúa, Frida Kahlo, Arundhati Roy, Octavia Butler, and Toni Morrison. #literacies
Absolutely - in my work, I often ask youth to respond to creative prompts that actively invite multiple modes of expression (e.g., visual, spatial). This allows youth to mobilize their whole literate repertoires. Further, I if youth are using language, I try to invite ALL their languages (if I can)
A5 Part 2 Decenter language. Make art alongside your research partners, and for the purposes they desire. #literacies
A5 Part 1 There are so many ways, but here are some ideas: take the time to learn about the creative traditions and legacies of your research partners. Ask folks if and how they like to create, and be responsive to those preferences in your research design. #literacies
Absolutely - I also think this has to do with how such legacies are systemically marginalized in schools & other dominant civic institutions (and makes me wonder what we can do to interrupt that marginalization)
A4 Part 3 You could invite people to respond to small creative prompts, create a magazine, organize an open mic night, bring together an artist collective, and more…the possibilities are endless. #literacies
A4) Part 2 And strive to create such opportunities for others – whether they be in your schools, your universities, or your communities near and far. #literacies
A4) Part 1 In this era of cruel destruction, each of us must step into our roles as civic artists. Formal schooling strips us of the view that we are creators – and yet, we are. Let’s think of ways to imbue our days with small acts of artistry. #literacies
It's also worth thinking about if/how these spaces should be defined/normed/bounded when they're created.
Absolutely - not all artmaking invitations are created equal/in the service of fostering civic engagement
A3) Part 2: In some of the projects I’ve run, youth have utilized their artistic gifts in different ways (e.g., drawing, poetry-writing, film-making) to express their expansive civic identities, and to dream of new worlds. #literacies
A3) Part 1: I’m privileged to work with immigrant youth who are heirs to rich transnational creative legacies. #literacies
A2) Part 2: For example, undocumented creators have used artmaking to powerfully assert their rights to dignity and belonging (even as these are brutally challenged by formal civic institutions). #literacies
A1) Part 1: The arts can unsettle the importance of dominant civic literacies. If we can create, we can influence public life – regardless of our “formal” status. #literacies
I've definitely found myself thinking more about civic comedy lately...
I love this, Dr. Rice! Agreed with you re: feeling included. Also, you're making me super curious about the different (multi)modal ways that civic consciousness can be expressed
What sort of poetry do you read in your classes? Super curious!
I think audience-gathering is key.
