Scholarship and Activism in Times of Precarity: Panel Discussion
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Moore Hall, Rm 3304 and online
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. PDT

We are living in a time of great uncertainty, with rising disputes over truth due to social media and “fake news,” alongside threats to democratic freedoms. This raises questions about the role of educators in addressing these challenges, the link between our academic work and societal change and how educators in the Global North can address global issues while respecting diverse contexts.

Part of the UCLA International Institute's "Democracy, Freedom and Truth Initiative," this panel discussion features UCLA faculty members engaged in scholarly activism. Following the discussion, moderator Ramy El-Etreby will facilitate a participatory theatre workshop for a limited number of student audience members.

Panelists:

Hannah Chadeayne Appel, associate professor, UCLA Department of Anthropology; faculty member, Global Studies Program and International Development Studies Program, UCLA International Institute; associate faculty director, UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy 

Jennifer Jihye Chun, associate professor, UCLA Department of Asian American Studies; chair and faculty member, International Development Studies Program, UCLA International Institute

Teresa McCarty, distinguished professor, UCLA School of Education & Information Studies and UCLA Department of American Indian Studies

Tryone Howard, Pritzker Family Endowed Professor of Education, UCLA School of Education & Information Studies; director, UCLA Black Male Institute; director, UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families

Maite Zubiaurre, associate professor, UCLA Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies and UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese; co-director, co-writer and co-producer of the documentary film, "Aguilas del Desierto"

Moderator: Ramy El-Etreby, teaching artist, Center Theater Group

Sponsor(s): UCLA International Institute, UCLA School of Education & Information Studies