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OverviewStudent Activism in the Academy: Its Struggles and Promise is a wide-ranging, provocative survey of student activism in America’s colleges and universities that critically analyzes the contentious problems and progress of a movement that has stirred public reaction in and out of academe. Its fundamental purpose is to engage diverse publics in both reasoned and passionate reflection and soul searching on vital issues that surround campus protest. Thus, the essays in this volume respect the need to consider how to weigh freedom, fairness, safety, and protection inside and outside the walls of ivy. Their authors ponder the big picture of student activism, including: strategies for student activism the role of social media and technology legal questions on campus speech the dilemmas of political correctness generational differences among student activists and various forms of student protest related to race, class, gender, and disabilities. Both professional and student voices prompt us to better comprehend academic realities with more hope and wisdom. Administrators, faculty, students, and student life personnel in higher education—indeed, all those interested in today’s colleges and universities--will want to participate in the timely and productive dialogue within these pages. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph L. DeVitis , Pietro A. SassoPublisher: Myers Education Press Imprint: Myers Education Press Dimensions: Width: 18.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.615kg ISBN: 9781975500351ISBN 10: 1975500350 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 28 February 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsDedication Preface Joseph L. DeVitis and Pietro A. Sasso Part One: Contexts, Conditions, and Struggles 1. The Promise and Struggles of Campus-Based Student Activism Cassie L. Barnhardt 2. Communication, Dialogue, and Student Activism Spoma Jovanovic 3. Social Media: Changing Activism for Better or for Worse Tess Halpern 4. Social Media and Student Activism: Transformative Moments in Recent History Angus Johnston 5. Freedom of Speech on the Contemporary Campus: A Bridge over Troubled Waters or a Highway to Hell? Dennis E. Gregory 6. Debating Equality, Neoliberalism, Normativity, and Campus Rhetoric Peter Halewood 7. Thinking Beyond Political Correctness Joshua Axelrod Part Two: Identity, Political Formation, and Promise 8. The Shift from Internationalism to Identity Politics: From Our Oppressions to My Oppression Michael Soldatenko and Eric Margolis 9. The Legacy of the Campus Living Wage Movement Ashton R. Cooper and J. Patrick Biddix 10. Women's Issues and Student Protest Betsy Eudey 11. Peter Pan Is White Boy Wasted: The Wanderlust of College Men in Protest Pietro A. Sasso 12. Navigating the Complex Realities of Campus-Based Sexual Violence: Activism and Resistance Marvette C. Lacy and Terah J. Stewart 13. Black Student Activism: Ongoing Paradoxes and Past Struggles in Higher Education Victoria K. Malaney Brown 14. Latinx Student Activism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives Ebelia Hernández and Roberto Orozco 15. Maintaining Equity: Queer Student Community Improvement: Work, Precarity, and Compensation Cris Mayo, with Joshua Stuart 16. College Students with Disabilities and Their Activism J. Mark Pousson and Karen A. Myers ContributorsReviewsDeVitis and Sasso have brought together an admirable compilation of diverse scholars and student activists who explore historical and contemporary approaches to campus activism. The authors quickly push beyond the charity model of doing good for them as an objectified group outside of one's self. Instead, they create ways in which an 'I' viewpoint intersects with 'we' perspectives across various identities. Taken together, their model can help us work toward a stronger, more diverse, democracy through campus activism. This is an important book for campus administrators, faculty, and students who seek to provide engaged environments by enabling us to better understand mindful, reflective activism while analyzing such significant themes as social media, sexual violence, neoliberalism, community improvement and beyond. --Penny A. Pasque, Professor and Department Head of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development North Carolina State University This insightful volume illustrates the sweep of campus activism, spanning the complex issues of race, gender, identity politics, political correctness, and the ubiquity of social media as their main theater. In a political age in search of a compelling narrative for an inclusive democratic ideal, this provocative book captures the diverse voices of student activism. --Richard Guarasci, President of Wagner College and Chair of the National Board of Directors of The Association of American Colleges and Universities DeVitis and Sasso have brought together an admirable compilation of diverse scholars and student activists who explore historical and contemporary approaches to campus activism. The authors quickly push beyond the charity model of doing good for them as an objectified group outside of one's self. Instead, they create ways in which an I viewpoint intersects with we perspectives across various identities. Taken together, their model can help us work toward a stronger, more diverse, democracy through campus activism. This is an important book for campus administrators, faculty, and students who seek to provide engaged environments by enabling us to better understand mindful, reflective activism while analyzing such significant themes as social media, sexual violence, neoliberalism, community improvement and beyond. --Penny A. Pasque, Professor and Department Head of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development North Carolina State University This insightful volume illustrates the sweep of campus activism, spanning the complex issues of race, gender, identity politics, political correctness, and the ubiquity of social media as their main theater. In a political age in search of a compelling narrative for an inclusive democratic ideal, this provocative book captures the diverse voices of student activism. --Richard Guarasci, President of Wagner College and Chair of the National Board of Directors of The Association of American Colleges and Universities Author InformationJoseph L. DeVitis is a retired professor of educational foundations and higher education. He is a past president of the American Educational Studies Association (AESA), the Council of Learned Societies in Education, and the Society of Professors of Education. Dr. DeVitis is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Two of his books have earned Choice Awards from the American Library Association, and four others have won Critics Choice Awards from AESA as outstanding books of the year, including his most recent book, Popular Educational Classics (Peter Lang, 2016). He lives with his wife Linda in Palm Springs, California. Pietro A. Sasso is faculty program director of the College Student Personnel Administration at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Dr. Pietro Sasso has over ten years of professional and teaching experience in postsecondary education. As an administrator, his experience is exceptionally diverse, spanning several educational administrative functional areas. In each of these functional areas, Pietro has been provided with increasing levels of responsibility which demands various levels of leadership. He has provided significant culture change and improvements to each of his areas of accountability. As an educator, he is an emerging research-scholar with significant experiences as an alcohol educator and academic advisor to both undergraduate and graduate students. His research interests include identity construction of traditional undergraduates (college student development), alcohol misuse in higher education (student health outcomes), diversity in college access, and masculinity in higher education. Pietro has written and co-edited four textbooks, authored approximately twenty scholarly publications, and facilitated over twenty presentations. He is the recipient of the AFA Dr. Charles Eberly Research Award from AFA and is the ACPA Men and Masculinities Emerging Scholar-In-Residence for 2017-2019. He serves on the board of the Center for Fraternity/Sorority Research at Indiana University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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