IRC Diversity Scholar series
Fall 2008
Features
Kevin K. Kumashiro
Director of the Center for Anti-Oppressive Education
University of Illinois-Chicago
Reception & Keynote Address
Monday, Oct. 6, 5:00 p.m.
Organ Hall, Music Building
Arizona State University, Tempe Campus
Reframing Education: Power, Policies and Social Justice
In his latest publication,The Seduction of Common Sens Dr. Kumashiro explores how two political perspectives have “framed” the debate on education in the United States. The political Right has historically appealed to conservative notions of the traditional family, free enterprise, goodness, and fear to shape the public’s common sense ideas about schooling , all the while building support for its attacks on public education and social justice reforms. On the other hand, the Left has failed to win support for its initiatives and goals, due to a lack of unified ideology, especially regarding racial disparities in schools. Just in time for the 2008 elections, this lecture will critically analyze current education policy initiatives as framed by the rhetoric of the political Right and the political Left. Kumashiro will offer signs of hope as the Left looks to “reframe” common sense notions about education in order to embrace a commitment to human rights, a belief in equality, and quality education for all students.
Reception with light hors d'oeuvres starts at 5:00pm before 6pm keynote. Registration is NOT required for this event. Open to all ASU communities and general public.
Working Sessions
Tuesday, October 7
Session I-Translating Scholarship into Action: From Academic Journals to Popular Press
Producing scholarship that has impact beyond academia requires engaging in more "popular" forms of education. This workshop examines the role of scholarship in reframing public discourse, and shares strategies for translating scholarship into the mainstream imagination.
Morning: 9 to 11a.m., COOR Building, Room 5538, ASU Tempe campus, designed for research faculty and graduate students. Limited to 30 participants. Light breakfast, coffee & program materials provided. Participants for working sessions must register on-line.
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Session II
Four Lenses for Anti-Oppressive Education: Challenges of Teaching Towards Social Justice
What does it mean to teach towards social justice, and what are some of the challenges and reasons for resistance? This workshop explores four "lenses" or frameworks for addressing diversity and equity, and their implications for teaching in various disciplines within the university classroom.
Afternoon: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., COOR Building, Room 5538, ASU Tempe campus, designed for faculty and graduate students. Limited to 30 participants. Participants for working sessions must register on-line.
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About Kevin K. Kumashiro
Kevin K. Kumashiro, Ph.D., is associate professor and chair of the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he is also the Interim Co-Director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy. The author or editor of seven books, Kumashiro researches policies, practices, and politics regarding teaching and teacher education, with an emphasis on issues of diversity and social justice, including the intersections of multiple identities and the contradictions of activism. Much of his earlier research focused on anti-oppressive education, including Troubling Education: "Queer" Activisim and Antioppressive PedagogyTroubling Education: "Queer" Activism and Antioppressive Pedagog, which received the 2003 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award, and Against Common Sense: Teaching and Learning Toward Social JusticeAgainst Common Sense: Teaching and Learning Toward Social Justice, which will soon be released in its second edition. More recently, his research has focused on the politics of education reform, particularly the strategies of conservative and neoliberal movements in the United States, as discussed in his most recent book, The Seduction of Common Sense: How the Right has Framed the Debate on America's SchoolsThe Seduction of Common Sense: How the Right has Framed the Debate on America's Schools. Kumashiro is also the founding director of the Center for Anti-Oppressive Education.
Contact Elma Dzanic for more information at 480-965-8051.
elma.dzanic@asu.edu
