Melissa Hauber-Özer & Meagan Call-Cummings More than six months into this global pandemic, many of us are launching a new academic year unlike any other, marked by uncertainty and new challenges. We are trying to make the best of online teaching and virtual research, juggling our work while supervising our children’s remote education, grappling with … Continue reading Looking Ahead into a Murky Future, Holding on to Solidarity
Solidarity with Migrants amidst the Pandemic
Melissa Hauber-Özer, Hatay, Turkey As a second language educator and emerging migration scholar, I was drawn to participatory action research as a democratic way to document migrants’ experiences and knowledges in order to develop improved policies, practices, and pedagogies. Migrants have valuable knowledge and skills that are all too often discounted, and their choices and … Continue reading Solidarity with Migrants amidst the Pandemic
Reflections on Knowledge Democratization in the Pandemic Era
Karen Ross, Boston, Massachusetts I have been thinking a lot about the concept of ‘democratizing knowledge’ in recent weeks. Suddenly, as opportunities to connect in person have faded to almost none, the spread of information via phone, email, and social media – not to mention virtual meeting platforms – seems to have exponentially increased. One … Continue reading Reflections on Knowledge Democratization in the Pandemic Era
Glimpses of Social Solidarity in the Pandemic
Lonnie Rowell, Rio Rancho, New Mexico The beauty of photovoice[i] is that it democratizes the documenting of reality and the sharing of experiences within varying physical, cultural, and temporal contexts. Photovoice projects are organized in neighborhoods and communities to create awareness, initiate dialog about issues and concerns, and to bring real lives and local experiences … Continue reading Glimpses of Social Solidarity in the Pandemic
Knowledge Democracy 