DREAM Collective’s Next Podcast, “Legibility for What?”
The DREAM (Dismantling Racism through Education, Advocacy and Mobilization) Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will air its next episode of the podcast, “Blacktivism in the Academy,” on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Episode nine, “Legibility for What?” will feature guests Reginald Blockett, PhD, assistant professor in educational leadership and counseling at Grand Valley State University in Michigan; Leonard Taylor, PhD, assistant professor in educational foundations, leadership and technology at Auburn University in Alabama; and Steve Mobley Jr., PhD, assistant professor in educational leadership, policy and technology studies at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
“We’re joined by this talented trio for a conversation about queerness in the academy,” said Jennifer Hernandez, PhD, associate professor in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) and DREAM Collective faculty member. “We will discuss the legibility of queer folx and whose gaze and experience are normalized when queer visibility is even questioned.”
Blockett’s scholarly interests center on the sociocultural experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer collegians of color, doctoral students’ socialization, and social justice practice and pedagogies across educational contexts.
Taylor’s scholarly interests focus on how administrators, faculty and staff at higher education institutions use research, data, and promising practices in hopes of enhancing students’ post-secondary success.
Mobley’s scholarship focuses on the contemporary placement of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Particularly, his research underscores and highlights the understudied facets of HBCU communities including issues surrounding race, social class, and student sexuality.
The podcast is for scholar activists by scholar activists, and encourages and facilitates learning, activism and anti-racist action. If you are seeking a community of like-minded scholar-activists, keep listening. Access “Blacktivism in the Academy” on Spotify and Stitcher. Featured will be prominent speakers from communities of color, who will address how to step out of the societal cyclical patterns of the past.
DREAM Collective members include education faculty Jennifer Hernandez, PhD, Jessica Krim, EdD, J.T. Snipes, PhD, Nate Williams, PhD, and School of Education, Health and Human Behavior Dean Robin Hughes, PhD.
For more information, visit the DREAM Collective on Facebook at @DREAMCollective20, Twitter at @DREAMcollect20 or Instagram at @DREAMCollective20, or email TheDREAMCollective@siue.edu.
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L-R: Dr. Reginald Blockett, Dr. Leonard Taylor and Dr. Steve Mobley Jr.
