Overview
- Presents Mississippi as the prime backdrop for exploring systemic issues of class-based inequity in adult and higher education
- Highlights historical and contemporary examples of oppression and violence in higher education
- Offers cross-disciplinary strategies for moving toward social justice and equity
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy (GCED)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Oppression in Mississippi Adult and Higher Education
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Resistance in Mississippi Adult and Higher Education
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The Dynamics of Equity and Social Justice in Southern Adult and Higher Education
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About this book
This book explores the long history of oppression and resistance in adult and higher education, situated in Mississippi. The state serves as a unique site in which intersecting narratives around race, ethnicity, social class, opportunity, democracy, and equity have played out over the past several decades. In this book, the authors highlight the experiences of students and adults in Mississippi who provide both covert, subtle resistance to the dominant, oppressive educational narrative in the state, as well as those who provide active, visible resistance. Using critical pedagogy and critical theory to drive their analysis, the authors highlight the systematic and continuous nature of oppression, and theorize ways forward toward liberation in Mississippi, the South, and the nation.
Reviews
“It is critical that student affairs educators facilitate regular discussions amongst themselves and with students about issues of racism, White supremacy, classism, transphobia, and other –isms. This book provides a great template for student affairs educators to facilitate these discussions.” (Cindy Ann Kilgo in College Student Affairs Journal, Volume 36.2., Fall 2018)
“Strunk, Locke, and Martin have succeeded in achieving their goal of promoting dialogue around successful strategies for resisting oppression. This volume constitutes a thoughtful and timely contribution to the education activism literature, with important theoretical and practical lessons for educators interested in social change.” (Matt Nock in Alberta Journal of Education Research, Volume 64.2, Summer 2018)
“This book offers vivid insight and much needed background into Mississippi's challenging culture while shining a light on the potential for the state to achieve social equity and justice through effective collective action.” (Susan M. Glisson, Co-Founder and Partner, Sustainable Equity, LLC, USA)
“An in-depth examination of the racist efforts to deny educational equity for African Americans in Mississippi. This book is a fabulous resource for everyone who wants to better understand this history and how it continues to impact the state today.” (Robby Luckett, Director, Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Leslie Ann Locke is Assistant Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies at the University of Iowa, USA. She is a director of the Research Initiative on Social Justice and Equity (RISE). Her research interests include leadership for social justice, schooling for students from marginalized groups, equity-oriented education policy, and qualitative methodologies.
Georgianna L. Martin is Assistant Professor of College Student Affairs Administration at the University of Georgia, USA. She is a director of the Research Initiative on Social Justice and Equity (RISE). Her research interests include social class identity and experiences of low-income college students, social justice in higher education, and social responsibility and activism in higher education.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Oppression and Resistance in Southern Higher and Adult Education
Book Subtitle: Mississippi and the Dynamics of Equity and Social Justice
Authors: Kamden K. Strunk, Leslie Ann Locke, Georgianna L. Martin
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57664-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57663-7Published: 14 March 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-57664-4Published: 07 March 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-2711
Series E-ISSN: 2946-272X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 231
Number of Illustrations: 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Lifelong Learning/Adult Education, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Democracy