Saturday 06 de April
03_Workshops_English
11:15 - 11:40
Area_02
Resistance as justice: Effective anti-oppressive practices in the midst of legislative bans
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Resistance as justice: Effective anti-oppressive practices in the midst of legislative bans
Bree Alexander
1
;
Kayte Thomas
2
1 - University of South Carolina.
2 - Baylor University.
Summary
In the United States, polices are being enacted to ban critical pedagogies in the classroom at alarming rates, creating multiple challenges to teach social justice concepts effectively. Opponents of these concepts seek to punish those who teach them by law, attempting to silence those who would speak about marginalization and thus allow oppression to continue unrestrained. However, social workers must be able to address and challenge structural racism as a foundation of ethical practice and it is our duty to combat these dangerous restrictions. One way to disrupt this cycle is through the intentional use of anti-oppressive pedagogies, which often emphasize the concept of reflexivity and the repositioning of marginalized voices to a more centralized viewpoint. These perspectives are moving to the forefront of social work education as the profession increasingly recognizes and grapples with issues of power and oppression internally. In this workshop, two U.S.-based social work professors will address the challenges of working in a hostile sociopolitical climate and demonstrate effective strategies for resistance. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the complex interaction between social work and racial disparities in the U.S., why this matters on a global scale, and improve their ability to recognize common academic practices which marginalize non-dominant voices and perpetuate inequity. Furthermore, attendees will reflect on their own experiences and ways that power and privilege intersect with their work, and create a personalized action plan for increasing anti-oppressive commitment in their practice.\ \
Keywords (separate with commas)
anti-oppressive, anti-racist, critical pedagogy, resistance, social justice, teaching, praxis
