Description: Activist Academic : Engaged Scholarship for Resistance, Hope and Social Change, Hardcover by Cann, Colette N.; Demeulenaere, Eric J., ISBN 1975501381, ISBN-13 9781975501389, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US 2021 SPE Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention Donald Trump’s election forced academics to confront the inadequacy of promoting social change through the traditional academic work of research, writing, and teaching. Scholars joined crowds of people who flooded the streets to protest the event. 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 ... but in active participation in practical life, as constructor, organizer, 'permanent persuader’ and not just a simple orator" (Gramsci, 1971, p. 10). 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. The Activist Academic serves as a guide for merging activism into academia. Following the journey of two academics, th 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. This volume invites academics across disciplines to enter into a dialogue about how to take knowledge to the streets. Perfect for courses such as: Introduction to Social Theory | Social Foundations | Certificate in Public Scholarship | Practicing Public Scholarship | Reimagining Public Engagement | Decentering the Public Humanities Click HERE to see a video of th launch, moderated by Monisha Bajaj for Imagining America, with contributions from Margo Okazawa-Rey and John Saltmarsh. Watch the #CompactNationPod interview, which runs between minutes 9:35 and 48:45. 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.Compact Nation Podcast · The Activist Academic What does it mean to be both an activist and an academic? Watch the FreshEd podcast Becoming an Activist Academic, which features authors Colette Cann & Eric DeMeulenaere discussing their own journeys as a guide for merging activism and academia.
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Book Title: Activist Academic : Engaged Scholarship for Resistance, Hope and
Number of Pages: 250 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Activist Academic : Engaged Scholarship for Resistance, Hope and Social Change
Publisher: Myers Education Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: General, Higher, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Publication Year: 2020
Item Weight: 15.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.1 in
Subject Area: Education
Author: Colette Cann, Eric Demeulenaere
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
