Dialogues for Diversity: Radical Origins Revived: Harnessing Community-Engaged Curriculums for Social Change
Building: Online
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Time: 12:10 pm End Time: 01:00 pm
Event Category: Diversity Programs
Division Host: Center for Equity & Social Justice
How did a radical movement of fighting violence against women become part of state bureaucracies? How can community-engaged learning projects build upon and revive the radical feminist origins?
In honor of Women’s History Month, this talk explores the histories of the “battered women’s movement” and service learning in higher education to think forward about the ways that community-engaged curriculums contribute to social justice transformation. The experience of a feminist academic program focused on gender-based violence is used to demonstrate how such curriculums are particularly suited not only for transformational academics and practice but also for workforce development.