Microaggression Theory: Influence and Implications

Gina C. Torino (Editor), David P. Rivera (Editor), Christina M. Capodilupo (Editor), Kevin L. Nadal (Editor), Derald Wing Sue (Editor) https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Microaggression+Theory%3A+Influence+and+Implications-p-9781119466642 p.13 What can educational institutions do to address microaggressions on campus? Providing a range of educative offerings that allow for the exploration of microaggression experience on campus from both an intellectual and emotional point of view will strengthen… Continue reading Microaggression Theory: Influence and Implications

Bell Hooks – Engaged Pedagogy

Bell Hooks is known for her feminist thought and interesting work on pedagogy as an art. Here is a passage from her well known work where she shares with her readers her passion for the field of education and why she cannot remain a distant and aloof teacher. In this book, the author shares her… Continue reading Bell Hooks – Engaged Pedagogy

Verbatim Theatre

Theatre that incorporates the words of real people Verbatim theatre, as Will Hammond and Dan Steward point out in their excellent book on the subject, is not a form but a technique: a way of incorporating the words of real people, as spoken in private interview or public record, into drama.  more here: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/may/08/michael-billington-verbatim-theatre

Audre Lorde

1934–1992 https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde A self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet,” Audre Lorde dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. Lorde was born in New York City to West Indian immigrant parents. She attended Catholic schools before graduating from Hunter High School and published her… Continue reading Audre Lorde

SonicActs: AI as an Act of Thought — Dr. Ramon Amaro

An increasingly large proportion of human reality is now lived through algorithms. While our relationship with AI is undoubtedly important as a mode of knowledge production, it has far-reaching implications. Most significant is the disparity between the act of existing/existence – particularly as it relates to differential human states of being (race, gender, sexuality, etc.)… Continue reading SonicActs: AI as an Act of Thought — Dr. Ramon Amaro

Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code — Ruha Benjamin

https://www.ruhabenjamin.com/race-after-technology From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce White supremacy and deepen social inequity. Benjamin argues that automation, far from being a sinister story of racist programmers scheming on the dark web, has the potential to hide, speed up, and deepen discrimination while… Continue reading Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code — Ruha Benjamin