This summer symposium is designed to begin a dialogue between contemporary cultural studies research and activist pedagogy and practice. Activist pedagogy, broadly conceived, is an educational practice—not limited to the classroom—where critical literacies are developed that challenge dominant social formations. Cultural Studies, broadly conceived, is an academic discourse that investigates cultural politics and everyday life with the objective of developing theoretical apparatuses that give us the pedagogical means to intervene in material relations of power. Research at the intersection of these two fields shares an interest in articulating connections and formations, developing vocabularies for knowing, and creating new political possibilities.

Papers can address a wide range of approaches to this intersection that might include:

• the"theory/practice" divide that has marked debates concerning critical pedagogy;
• considerations of pedagogical sites that are not affiliated with academic institutions;
• specific articulatory practices or approaches to classroom teaching;
• specific social movements that have developed pedagogical practices.

The symposium's aim is to create an intimate atmosphere for sharing work in progress and engaging in critical dialogue about rhetorical and pedagogical practices. To achieve this goal, we are limiting participants to 18. This will ensure that each participant will hear each speaker and have plenty of time for discussion.

For more information contact:

Rachel Riedner
rach@gwu.edu
Assistant Professor of University Writing
George Washington University