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"Drawing from an arts-based research and humanizing methodologies, Dywanna Smith documents transformative and liberatory spaces in ELA middle level classrooms, where students address and counteract discrimination, colorism, sizism, and body shaming. Grounded in an original qualitative study of adolescent Black girls, this book examines how such ""truth spaces"" serve as a medium for adolescents to self-examine their intersectional identities and give voice to their resilience in the face of marginalization. Incorporating original narratives, including the author’s self-actualizing verse novel and the voices of Black female students, Smith shines a light on new culturally sustaining pedagogies and offers much-needed implications for practice. Smith expertly weaves together poetry, research, and empathy; the result is a pioneering text that urges readers to understand the impact of anti-Black violence and the important role literacy sanctuaries can play in supporting Black girls’ resilience and development. The novel in verse at the heart of the volume is not only a provocative and necessary call for transformative change, but also a window into a courageous lived experience. This book is essential reading for pre-service teachers, scholars, and students in literacy education, inclusive education, and teacher education."

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Author:   Dywanna Smith
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9780367355456

ISBN 10:   0367355450
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   28 March 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Preface. Wanted: Educator Activists Seeking Transformation Chapter One. Demanding Truth Spaces: Tell Me How I Stay Positive When They Never See the Good in Me Chapter Two. Gems of Truth: Research Partners as Love Advocates Chapter Three. Fake Love: The Truth Behind the Caring Myth Chapter Four. Stepping Behind the Veil: A Methodology for Crafting a Loving Sanctuary Chapter Five. Poetic Justice: Truth Revealed in Verse Chapter Six. You Can’t Heal What You Don’t Reveal: Ethnopoetics as Truth, Resilience, and Resistance Chapter Seven. ""Quiet as It’s Kept"": Teachers as Truth Warriors Moving Forward with Urgency Appendix"

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Dywanna E. Smith is Assistant Professor of Education at Claflin University, where she serves as Middle Level Education Program Coordinator and Interim Assessment Coordinator.

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