Building Sustainable and Resilient Structures to Advance Social Justice Equity in Higher Education: A Case Study (65792)
Session Chair: Regina Ramsey James
Saturday, January 7, 2023 (09:50)
Session: Session 1
Room: 322A
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
Effective, meaningful, transformational, and sustainable social change involving issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, can only occur through social movements which shift the ways in which power has operated. The tool I developed -- the Transdisciplinary Applied Social Justice model -- (Pratt-Clarke, 2010) is designed to help increase the likelihood of successfully addressing and responding to systematic and institutional oppression. The model encourages an interrogation of the elements that perpetuate oppression: power, philosophy, people, processes, practices, policies, perceptions, and privilege. The model incorporates concepts from social movement theory, Black feminist thought, and critical race feminism. It argues that responding to issues of social justice and the traditional and historical marginalization of populations based on their intersecting identities requires a strategic approach influenced by multiple disciplines (Pratt-Clarke, 2010). Transdisciplinary Applied Social Justice is “the application of concepts, theories, and methodologies from multiple academic disciplines to social problems with the goal of addressing injustice in society and improving the experiences of marginalized individuals and groups” (Pratt-Clarke, 2010, 27). It is a tool focused on praxis; it has a strong qualitative methodological core with discourse analysis; and a comprehensive theoretical approach from critical race feminism and Black feminist thought. As a case study, the Transdisciplinary Applied Social Justice model is applied to diversity, equity, and inclusion work at Virginia Tech. The application of the model illustrates the challenges and opportunities associated with building resilient and sustainable structures to advance DEI in higher education.
Authors:
Menah Pratt, Virginia Tech, United States
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Menah Pratt is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Virginia Tech, United States
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