MARGINAL SYLLABUS (JUNE)—EVEN CINDERELLA IS WHITE: (RE)CENTERING BLACK GIRLS’ VOICES AS LITERACIES OF RESISTANCE

Our June Marginal Syllabus reading turns our attention to schools’ treatment of Black girls particularly in the English Language Arts classroom. Listen to our author discussion on the oppressive ways our society depicts Black girls in media, and the ways schools, and English education in particular in America compounds their mistreatment.

Guests

• Marquita Foster, Associate Professor, North Texas
• Dorothy Hines, Assistant Professor, University of Kansas
• Mimi Young, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa
• Christina Cantrill, Associate Director of National Programs, National Writing Project
• Joe Dillon, Co-Founder, Marginal Syllabus; Teacher, Rangeview High School in Aurora Public Schools in Colorado; Denver Writing Project Teacher-Consultant
• Remi Kalir, Co-Founder, Marginal Syllabus; Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Education and Human Development

Related Links

• Related blog post with links to annotation
• 2018-2019 Marginal Syllabus