Reclaiming Civic Life in Schools: Lessons on Contesting Anti-Black Adultism through Acts of Solidarity

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Title: Reclaiming Civic Life in Schools: Lessons on Contesting Anti-Black Adultism through Acts of Solidarity
Language: English
Authors: Ryan Oto, Amina Smaller
Source: Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education. 2024 22(1):194-213.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Civics, Racism, Adults, Power Structure, Resistance (Psychology), Group Unity, Social Justice, Personal Narratives, Educational Practices, Childrens Rights, Student Rights, Youth, Student Projects, Trust (Psychology), Maturity (Individuals), Participatory Research, Action Research
ISSN: 1080-5400
2164-7399
Abstract: In this article, we illustrate and address how anti-Blackness and adultism work together in an interlocking form of oppression we call anti-Black adultism. Situated in Amina's (youth author) lived experiences of school, we offer counter-stories that show the ways that educators employed anti-Black adultism to render Amina's civic life incompatible with the academic learning of school and imposed adult-framings of academic success on her as a way to control her in school. We then detail our shared experiences in an affinity group space and youth research project to offer the ways that anti-Black adultism can be disrupted through acts of solidarity. We conclude with lessons for adults to trouble anti-Black adultism to sustain intergenerational work toward racial justice in schools.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1445479
Database: ERIC
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