Expanding Context: Literacy, Politics, and Civil Rights

Writing & Literacies On Air

Titled “Expanding Context: Literacy, Politics, and Civil Rights,” this podcast surveys the origins and expansions of the Writing and Literacies Special Interest Group from the perspective of one of its former presidents, Dr. Stuart Greene, associate professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. We discuss the serendipitous influences of SIG members in his scholarship in the field of writing, his commitment to creating space for differing voices in his time as president and now, and the role he envisions for critical community research and literacies as a civil right as the field moves forward. This Oral Histories Series is brought to you by the SIG Historian, Dr. Robert LeBlanc, Assistant Professor at Cal Poly Pomona, and the AERA Writing and Literacies SIG Communication Team, led by Dr. Anna Smith, Assistant Professor at Illinois State University. Theme music in this episode composed and performed by SIG member Dr. Vaughn Watson, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Michigan State University. More of this Dr. Watson’s music is available at: https://soundcloud.com/heteroglossic