We invite you to join the Haverford
Writing Program and Writing Center for two events sponsored by the Mark and
Lillian Shapiro Speaking Initiative. Dr. April Baker-Bell, author of the
award-winning book Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy,
Identity, and Pedagogy will give a public talk on
March 2nd and a pedagogy workshop on March 3rd. Details and
registration links below; flier attached.
Linguistic Justice:
Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy
Tuesday, March 2,
6:30pm-8:00pm. Webinar with Q &
A: registration required but open to the TriCo and the public. Register for webinar here.
How does anti-Black
linguistic racism and white linguistic supremacy get normalized in education?
How does this impact Black students’ language education and their linguistic,
racial, and intellectual identities? Dr. Baker-Bell will introduce a new way
forward through Antiracist Black Language Pedagogy.
From Theory to Praxis:
Anti-racist Black Language Pedagogy + Writing:
Wednesday, March 3,
5:00pm-6:30pm, Workshop: registration
required and limited to 25 students, staff, and faculty. The workshop is currently full.
In this workshop,
participants will engage in conversation and get practical advice on how they
can implement Antiracist Language Pedagogies in their work on campus.
Participants will also have opportunities to ask specific questions about their
teaching philosophies of
language, language policies, curriculum, practices, syllabi, writing
assignments, etc. Baker-Bell will share sample syllabi, assignments, and
activities.
Dr. Baker-Bell is the
author of the award-winning book Linguistic Justice: Black Language,
Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy and a recipient of the 2020 NCTE
George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in
Public Language. She is a teacher-researcher-activist, a national leader in
conversations on Black Language education, and Associate Professor in the
Department of English and Department of African American and African Studies at
Michigan State University.
Questions?
Contact Kristin Lindgren, klindgre@haverford.edu
or Nimisha Ladva, nladva@haverford.edu