{"product_id":"storytelling-for-social-justice-9781138292802","title":"Storytelling for Social Justice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough accessible language and candid discussions, \u003ci\u003eStorytelling for Social Justice\u003c\/i\u003e explores the stories we tell ourselves and each other about race and racism in our society. Making sense of the racial constructions expressed through the language and images we encounter every day, this book provides strategies for developing a more critical understanding of how racism operates culturally and institutionally in our society. Using the arts in general, and storytelling in particular, the book examines ways to teach and learn about race by creating counter-storytelling communities that can promote more critical and thoughtful dialogue about racism and the remedies necessary to dismantle it in our institutions and interactions. Illustrated throughout with examples drawn from contemporary movements for change, high school and college classrooms, community building and professional development programs, the book provides tools for examining racism as well as other issues of social \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for the First Edition:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Due to its accessibility and adaptability, \u003cem\u003eStorytelling for Social Justice\u003c\/em\u003e has the potential to alter educational practice and research. In their efforts to create equitable classrooms and curricula, pre- and in-service teachers may reflect upon Bell’s discussions of counter-stories to understand how stories uphold or challenge power relations in their lives and the lives of their students. Newcomers to CRT and social justice would applaud Bell’s ability to make the theories more accessible.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cem\u003eTeachers College Record\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eStorytelling for Social Justice\u003c\/em\u003e is a gift to educators, activists, writers and those of us caught in the muck of a profoundly racist society that preaches color-blindness. A wise and experienced storyteller, Lee Anne Bell invites us to speak, write and act with courage, offering stories of hope and a pedagogy for justice.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Michelle Fine, Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, Women’s Studies, and Urban Education, The Graduate Center, CUNY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This important book provides a theoretical framework and a practical guide for unmasking contentious and uncomfortable discussions of race and class privilege. Using brilliant analysis of storytelling, Lee Anne Bell helps us understand the complex interactions of students’ ethnicity and culture and teachers’ beliefs and attitudes. This is a must read for teachers, teacher educators, and policy makers interested in equity and school reform.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cem\u003eJacqueline Jordan Irvine, Candler Professor Emerita, Emory University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for the First Edition:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Due to its accessibility and adaptability, \u003cem\u003eStorytelling for Social Justice\u003c\/em\u003e has the potential to alter educational practice and research. In their efforts to create equitable classrooms and curricula, pre-and in-service teachers may reflect upon Bell’s discussions of counter-stories to understand how stories uphold or challenge power relations in their lives and the lives of their students. Newcomers to CRT and social justice would applaud Bell’s ability to make the theories more accessible.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cem\u003eTeachers College Record\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eStorytelling for Social Justice\u003c\/em\u003e is a gift to educators, activists, writers and those of us caught in the muck of a profoundly racist society that preaches color-blindness. A wise and experienced storyteller, Lee Anne Bell invites us to speak, write and act with courage, offering stories of hope and a pedagogy for justice.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Michelle Fine, Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, Women’s Studies, and Urban Education, The Graduate Center, CUNY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This important book provides a theoretical framework and a practical guide for unmasking contentious and uncomfortable discussions of race and class privilege. Using brilliant analysis of storytelling, Lee Anne Bell helps us understand the complex interactions of students’ ethnicity and culture and teachers’ beliefs and attitudes. This is a must read for teachers, teacher educators, and policy makers interested in equity and school reform.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cem\u003eJacqueline Jordan Irvine, Candler Professor Emerita, Emory University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Critical Teaching\/Learning About Racism Through Story and the Arts: Introducing the Storytelling; 2. Stock Stories: Reproducing Racism and White Advantage; \u003cem\u003eEssay #1: \"Resisting Stock Stories and Learning to Teach Courageously\", \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLauren Anderson;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e 3. \u003c\/em\u003eConcealed Stories: Reclaiming Subjugated Memory and Knowledge; \u003cem\u003eEssay #2: \"Unpacking History Through Place Based Learning: Concealed Stories of Asian American Resistance\" , Kayhan Irani; Essay #3: \"Toward Love, Liberation and Abolishing the Single Story\", \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eYolanda Sealey-Ruiz; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e 4. \u003c\/em\u003eResistance Stories: Drawing on Antiracism Legacies to Map the Future; \u003cem\u003eEssay #4: \"Community Storytelling for Racial Reconciliation: Telling the Hard Stories That Can Lead to Change\" , \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSusan M. Glisson; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e 5. \u003c\/em\u003eEmerging\/Transforming Stories: Challenging Racism in Everyday Life; \u003cem\u003eEssay #5: \"Reading the World in and Beyond the Classroom\" , Vanessa D’Egidio; Essay #6: \"Critical Literacy: Imagining Other Ways of Being\", \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaria Rivera Maulucci; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e 6. \u003c\/em\u003eCultivating a Counter-Storytelling Community: The Storytelling Model in Action; \u003cem\u003eEssay #7: \"The Classroom is \u003c\/em\u003eN\u003cem\u003e: A Structured Approach for Cultivating a Counter-Storytelling Community\", John Madura; Essay #8: \"Storytelling Gives the School Soul: Creating Counter-Storytelling Community\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019475845463,"sku":"9781138292802","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138292802.jpg?v=1750780386","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/storytelling-for-social-justice-9781138292802","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}