ERIC Number: EJ1287965
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Publication Date: 2021-Apr
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Writing toward Justice: Youth Speculative Civic Literacies in Online Policy Discourse
Garcia, Antero; Mirra, Nicole
Urban Education, v56 n4 p640-669 Apr 2021
This article explores how speculative civic literacies can support youth engagement in policy discourse in digital and analog contexts. We broaden the scope of civic literacies by emphasizing core principles of Afrofuturism and participatory culture. Articulating a specific framework for applying these principles to contemporary conceptions of civic literacies, we identify six digital civic literacy practices that may be leveraged in classrooms. We then analyze two case studies of youth engaging with digital tools and web-based platforms, providing examples of how youth participate in educational policy discourse in online contexts.
Descriptors: Citizenship, Civics, Knowledge Level, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Policy, Computer Mediated Communication, Urban Education, Literacy, Politics, African Americans, Racial Bias, Youth, Social Change, Citizen Participation, Social Influences, Cultural Influences, African American Culture, Writing (Composition), Educational Practices, Social Media, Participatory Research, Action Research, Minority Group Students, High School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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