Writing Towards Diverse Democracies through Public Scholarship

Writing & Literacies On Air

Our second podcast, “Writing Towards Diverse Democracies through Public Scholarship” surveys writing and literacies scholarship as it pertains to public scholarship, engagement, and community partnerships. Dialoguing with community collaborators, we had the opportunity to learn from two groups doing community-based work. Our first team included Dr. Valerie Kinloch (Professor of Literacy Studies in the Department of Teaching and Learning and the Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Education and Human Ecology at the Ohio State University) and Ms. Rhonda Johnson (former president of the Columbus Education Association and currently the Education Director for the City of Columbus and the Mayor’s Office). The second team we had the opportunity to dialogue with was comprised of Dr. Joanne Larson (Michael W. Scandling Professor of Education and Chair of the Teaching and Curriculum Program at the University of Rochester) and Daniel Hart (literacy specialist and community partner at East High School). Brought to you by the AERA Writing and Literacies SIG Communication Team with special thanks to Jon Wargo, PhD Candidate, Michigan State University. Theme music in this episode taken from #hearmyhome (http://hearmyhome.matrix.msu.edu/).