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Critical Education, 2019
Drawing on action research conducted as part of a graduate course in Critical Literacy at a Minor... more Drawing on action research conducted as part of a graduate course in Critical Literacy at a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) in the urban Southwest, this article considers how two scholar-practitioners – one working in higher education and one in a middle school setting -
utilize their embodied knowledge as members of marginalized communities to increase institutional access and create opportunities for critical engagement and humanization amongtheir students. In sharing these inquiries, we situate our work within the literature of critical
literacy, draw on discourses of bodies and embodiment in education, detail our methodology and then share two distinct instances in which we used critical literacy theory and practice to unearth missing narratives, promote humanizing educational approaches, and foster institutional change. We end by offering suggestions for future research and practice in the field.
Critical Education, 2019
Drawing on action research conducted as part of a graduate course in Critical Literacy at a Minor... more Drawing on action research conducted as part of a graduate course in Critical Literacy at a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) in the urban Southwest, this article considers how two scholar-practitioners – one working in higher education and one in a middle school setting -
utilize their embodied knowledge as members of marginalized communities to increase institutional access and create opportunities for critical engagement and humanization amongtheir students. In sharing these inquiries, we situate our work within the literature of critical
literacy, draw on discourses of bodies and embodiment in education, detail our methodology and then share two distinct instances in which we used critical literacy theory and practice to unearth missing narratives, promote humanizing educational approaches, and foster institutional change. We end by offering suggestions for future research and practice in the field.