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#Sippingtea: Two Black Female Literacy Scholars Sharing Counter-Stories to Redefine Our Roles in the Academy
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Grey, ThedaMarie Gibbs; Williams-Farrier, Bonnie J. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2017
Through this piece, we draw upon critical race theory and Collins's Afrocentric feminist epistemology to highlight the importance of storytelling as a knowledge validation system in Black women's language. We illuminate and analyze a dialogic performance of two Black female literacy scholars in a coffee house "sipping tea," sharing…
Descriptors: Race, Critical Theory, African American Teachers, Literacy
Thresholds of Possibility-Mindful Walking, Traditional Oral Storytelling, and the Birch Bark Canoe: Theorizing Intra-Activity in an Afterschool Arts Space
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Honeyford, Michelle A. – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2015
The chapter explores the relationships of the material and discursive in an afterschool arts space devoted to creating an "ideal city" out of recyclables. Intrigued by the making of a homeless shelter by a Grade 5 student and a teacher candidate, the author turns to intra-activity as a theory--and ethic-onto-epistemological…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Story Telling, Oral Tradition, Arts Centers
Gumbo Ya ya: Tapping Cultural Stories to Teach Composition
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Ampadu, Lena M. – Composition Studies, 2004
In "Gumbo Ya ya," the author reflects on how varied stories and cultural and linguistic perspectives encountered during her evolution from student to veteran teacher have helped shape her research and pedagogy. Using a simultaneity of voices that parallel the musical traditions of her Louisiana heritage, she shares her views on teaching…
Descriptors: Oral Tradition, Writing Instruction, Story Telling, Cultural Influences