Date: Saturday, August 9

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Session 044: Universities Confronting their Past: Social Justice Approaches to Confront and Address Complex Legacies of Harm
Room: Spire Parlor

Sponsor: Program Committee

Organizer &

Presider: Assata Zerai, The University of New Mexico

Description: 

Growing numbers of insurgent social scientists are pursuing decolonial approaches to confront epistemicide, extraction, and marginalization in higher education. This session explores this issue in settings in which legacies of harm may involve race, ethnicity, culture, citizenship, state and tribal sovereignty, and international dimensions, among others that must be addressed simultaneously in university settings. These concerns are often complex given that they are numerous, multidimensional, intertwined, and often clashing. Both personal and institutional reflexivity are required, as all have occupied spaces as perpetrators, targets, and survivors. This is especially relevant in the context of the colonial legacies of the westernized university. Presenters are invited to address the above topic from the point of view of researchers, activists, and/or scholar-activists.

Papers:

“Epistemic Justice in Social Science Research: An Asian American Feminist Perspective,” Melissa Luong, Vanderbilt University

“Lessons from Designing a Summer Intensive Undergraduate Research Program for Cultural Responsivity,” Tryphenia B. Peele-Eady, The University of New Mexico, Tahira Reid Smith, Penn State University and Meeko Oishi, The University of New Mexico

“Reclaiming Authenticity in Translation: A Re-examination of Pliny E. Goddard’s Jicarilla Apache Texts,” Mariann Skahan, The University of New Mexico

“The Digital Divide in Higher Education: Online Course Investments at Minority-Serving vs. Predominantly White Institutions,” Kea Saper, University of California, San Diego

“The University of Illinois Black Student Enrollment Project,” Jessica Ballard-Lawrence, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

“Unpacking the Performativity of Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Designation: Holding the University of New Mexico Accountable and Developing a Call to Action,” Florence Emily Castillo, Texas Christian University, Angeles Rubi Castorena, University of California, Irvine and Nancy López, The University of New Mexico

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