Counterstories of lived experience can serve as a first step toward conscientization

Evidence

Multiethnic literature and theology disciplines are invested in the discussion of race and racism within social justice frameworks. As a first step toward conscientization, our interdisciplinary course centers “critical race counterstories” or narratives of lived experience by communities of color in the United States alongside theological readings on racism and justice. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 465

Categorization

  • DEFINE: Defines ‘critical race counterstories’ in the pedagogical context used here.
  • XREF: connects to: Understanding experience requires mediating connections across history and social context — Anna Kornbluh, Immediacy, or The Style of Too Late…, 340; Fanon applied phenomenological method to black lived experience — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 865; Community mapping generates knowledge through dialogical collective examination of lived experience. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed:…, 207 (+1 more)

Broader Connections