Radical and Liberatory Academic Writing: Speaking Truth to People and Power for Revolutionary Purposes. (3rd July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gist, Conra D.
• Is Part Of: Multicultural perspectives. Volume 24:Number 3(2022)
• Page Start: 117
• Page End: 119
• Publication Date: 2022-07-03
• Subjects: Multicultural education -- Periodicals; Multiculturalism -- Periodicals; 370.11705
• DOI: 10.1080/15210960.2022.2127383
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1521-0960

Abstract

Abstract : This article introduces and frames the special issue Radical and Liberatory Academic Writing: Speaking Truth to People and Power for Revolutionary Purposes . The goal of this special issue is to feature articles dedicated to examining: (a) novel efforts to demystify academic writing as a genre and spotlight the problematics and potentialities inherent when choosing to take up radical and liberatory work; (b) various processes and projects that can be advanced through academic writing for revolutionary educational purposes; (c) dynamic approaches for developing productive academic writing programs that speak truth to people and power; and (d) possibilities for cultivating communal, affirming, and equitable academic writing spaces that can serve as sites of healing and transformation.