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Book SynopsisCritical Storytelling in Urban Education shares poems and stories written by college students attending Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The poets and storytellers in this gripping volume address challenges they have faced: issues of sexual abuse, racial politics, cultural identity, stigmatization of marginalized communities, immigration, and other forms of struggle within and outside of urban educational settings. They are students in Education, Communication Studies, Business, and English, among other disciplines. Academic writing has been frequently reserved to professors and doctoral students. This collection is different in that the writing of undergraduate and master students is featured. In a world of unrest, strife, and division, critical stories are sacrosanct.
Trade Review“This is a book that screams through the stagnant air of our crumbling democracy and through often painful encounters with others and ourselves, offers hope and recovery.” – Peter McLaren, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in Critical Studies, Attallah College of Educational Studies, Chapman University "Critical Storytelling in Urban Education is a call to all teachers to actively promote the voice of the student, keeping in mind the important catalyst of environment". Deborah Douglas, in Journal of Developmental Education, 43 (3) 2020.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Introduction Nicholas D. Hartlep and Brandon O. Hensley Part 1: Poetry 1. Sleepovers Ian Aufdemberge 2. Internet Death Sentence Victor Shaw 3. Resume Amal Shukr 4. That Place That Feels Like Purgatory Emma Fagan 5. Zenith Renée McKendrick 6. Words Heather Carr 7. Whale Watching Justine Naj 8. Why I Teach in Urban Schools Marvin Peterson 9. Unsolicited Callers Anonymous 1 10. Chasing Whiteness Kia Yang 11. A Letter to My Black Sons Mark Spurlin 12. Woman Side One Cece Trella 13. Final Checkmate Zalika Aniapam Part 2: Stories to Change the World 14. Each One, Teach One Talias Deberry 15. Native: On Checking Boxes Avrora Moussorlieva 16. My American Dream Itzel Valdez Flores 17. Can You Wake Up? Nalee Vang 18. No Strings Attached Michael Harris 19. Good Touch, Bad Touch Anonymous 2 20. Ua Siab Ntev Denise Vang 21. Am I a Mother? Jenny Kalvik 22. A White Teacher’s Experience with Politics of “Colorblindness” Drayton Cousins 23. Boy to Man James A. Malone 24. The Effects of Mass Media and Communication Methods on the Stigmatization of Individuals with Developmental and Physical Disabilities Allyson Webb 25. World of “Fake News”: Effects of a Two-Word Phrase DeJanay Booth
