![]() I recommend the book for those activists who are struggling with the barriers to succeeding in a traditional academic trajectory when moved by passion and belief in social justice to continue activist work.” (Click HERE to read the full December 2020 review in Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work.) Marion Riedel, Columbia School of Social Work, New York The Activist Academic contributes to a body of work that is practically applying theoretical concepts to a range of academic activities. It is well-positioned to speak to the emerging academic and may provide sustenance and clarity to the experience of doing activist work-in education or social work-that seem to be the stated goals of these professions. “The narrative style of the book is engaging and tends to soften the use of dry academic language that is intuitively opposed to the theories on which the book is based. "Cann and DeMeulenaere’s book is a crucial addition to the gradually amplifying conversation around doing critical work within an academic environment that has been successfully courted by neoliberal thought… they perform their loving, resistant, and emerging activist practice across every page." (Click HERE to read the full review.) Teachers College Record review by Jake Burdick, Purdue University, TCR ID Number: 23595, Feb. Hsu, State University of New York College at Old Westbury, for CHOICE magazine - Feb. ![]() This book serves as a guide for other academics to engage in a dialogue about how they may transition from theory to practice in their own journeys as activists confronting racial and social injustices both within and outside academia." A. ![]() They also share their vision of scholarship, teaching, and service as commitments to social justice while demonstrating for readers how they navigate some of the realities of managing life in academia. Through their candid narrative, the authors give readers an honest account of the highs and lows of pursuing an activist academic agenda, noting the questions and struggles that emerged through their research. They seamlessly intertwine their stories and experiences as they offer readers an intimate glimpse into this seven-year progression, sharing their discussions of both theoretical and conceptual frameworks of their research as well as their understandings of best practices in teaching and learning. of San Francisco) and DeMeulenaere (Clark Univ.) present a strong collaboration to chronicle their journey through academia from year one as newly hired academics to earning tenure in year seven. In this episode, Marisol Morales chats with Colette Cann and Eric DeMeulenaere, as they share the true stories of their lives as activists, scholars, and parents who are trying to push forward social change through academic work. Watch the # CompactNationPod interview, which runs between minutes 9:35 and 48:45. Perfect for courses such as: Introduction to Social Theory | Social Foundations | Certificate in Public Scholarship | Practicing Public Scholarship | Reimagining Public Engagement | Decentering the Public HumanitiesĬlick HERE to see a video of the book launch, moderated by Monisha Bajaj for Imagining America, with contributions from Margo Okazawa-Rey and John Saltmarsh. This volume invites academics across disciplines to enter into a dialogue about how to take knowledge to the streets. Following the journey of two academics, the book offers stories, frameworks and methods for how scholars can marry their academic selves, involved in scholarship, teaching and service, with their activist commitments to justice, while navigating the lived realities of raising families and navigating office politics. The Activist Academic serves as a guide for merging activism into academia. Indeed, in an era of corporate media and “alternative facts,” academics committed to justice cannot simply rely on disseminating new knowledge, but must step out of the ivory tower and enter the streets as activists. but in active participation in practical life, as constructor, organizer, ‘permanent persuader’ and not just a simple orator" (Gramsci, 1971, p. ![]() ![]() The present political moment recalls intellectual forbearers like Antonio Gramsci who, imprisoned during an earlier fascist era, demanded that intellectuals committed to justice “can no longer consist in eloquence. Scholars joined crowds of people who flooded the streets to protest the event. 2021 SPE Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mentionĭonald Trump’s election forced academics to confront the inadequacy of promoting social change through the traditional academic work of research, writing, and teaching. ![]()
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