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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sharon Egretta SuttonPublisher: Fordham University Press Imprint: Fordham University Press ISBN: 9781531502812ISBN 10: 1531502814 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 06 June 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPrologue | vii Introduction: The Need for a Place-Based Approach | 1 PART I: SOUTHWEST DETROIT, MICHIGAN: ACTIVISM THROUGH THEATRE | 29 Historical Context | 31 2004–2005 Narrative | 39 2020–2021 Context and Narrative | 54 Theorizing the Narratives | 60 PART II: WAI’ANAE, HAWAI’I: ACTIVISM THROUGH ORGANIC FARMING | 77 Historical Context | 81 2004–2005 Narrative | 88 2020–2021 Narrative | 100 Theorizing the Narratives | 114 PART III: HARLEM, NEW YORK: ACTIVISM THROUGH CRITICAL INQUIRY | 127 Historical Context | 129 2004–2005 Narrative | 136 2020–2021 Narrative | 148 Theorizing the Narratives | 163 Conclusions: Pedagogy of a Beloved Community | 177 Epilogue | 207 Bibliography | 217 Index | 229ReviewsThis extraordinary book is essential reading for our times. Today, we are passing through a moment of crisis as escalating struggles over our nation's contradictory truths take center stage. Though middle-class youth have protections, those living in poverty must navigate the tangle of distractions that interfere with their many pathways for learning. At the heart of Professor Sutton's Pedagogy for a Beloved Commons is a pathway for learning the practical skills and deep values that can help impoverished youth bear formidable burdens and emerge prepared for today's hard struggles. Like me, you will bring particular experiences to the model she offers. Our job as readers is to see exactly what the hard work of learning the truth looks like so we can support youth in finding a pathway forward through the tangles in their lives.---Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, Professor of Urban Policy and Health at the New School This extraordinary book is essential reading for our times. Today, we are passing through a moment of crisis as escalating struggles over our nation's contradictory truths take center stage. Though middle-class youth have protections, those living in poverty must navigate the tangle of distractions that interfere with their many pathways for learning. At the heart of Professor Sutton's Pedagogy for a Beloved Commons is a pathway for learning the practical skills and deep values that can help impoverished youth bear formidable burdens and emerge prepared for today's hard struggles. Like me, you will bring particular experiences to the model she offers. Our job as readers is to see exactly what the hard work of learning the truth looks like so we can support youth in finding a pathway forward through the tangles in their lives.---Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, Professor of Urban Policy and Health at the New School, Author InformationSharon Egretta Sutton is an educator, licensed architect, and outspoken champion for improving disinvested communities. An early pioneer in moving the field of architecture toward equity and inclusion, she is currently Distinguished Visiting Professor of Architecture at Parsons School of Design. Sutton has written several books; her most recent publication is When Ivory Towers Were Black: A Story about Race in America’s Cities and Universities (Fordham, 2017). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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