This article draws from the authors' inquiry into their experiences in an intergenerational research project--an afterschool youth participatory action research seminar in which youth, preservice teachers, scholars, and teaching artists collaborate on action research. Building on a semester-long examination of the second author's experiences in both the critical research seminar and during her student teaching semester, the authors draw upon their analysis to propose a conceptual framework that outlines the ways in which a pedagogy of love can foster transformative teaching and learning in classrooms and beyond.