Dr. Kate Cairns recently published “Feeling environmental justice: Pedagogies of slow violence” in the journal Curriculum Inquiry

This paper contributes to scholarship exploring the affective politics of environmental education. Building on Nixon’s (2011) conception of slow violence, I argue that the slow violence of ecological destruction presents not only a representational challenge but also a pedagogical one: how to confront violent systems that degrade and harm particular people and places without reinscribing… continue reading

Dr. Janice Stiglich recently published an article based on her dissertation in openDemocracy

Dr. Janice Stiglich, a recent Childhood Studies graduate, published an article based on her dissertation titled Where is the solidarity for working girls? on open Democracy.  Working girls in Peru are doing their best to look after themselves. Will adults support them?   The Movement of Working Children, Children of Christian Laborers (MANTHOC) was founded in… continue reading

Graduate Student Elaysel German is featured in Rutgers-Camden NewsNow for her work in creating positive learning spaces for children

Elaysel German if featured in Rutgers-Camden NewsNow article titled Camden Native, Ph.D. Student, and Award-Winning Educator Returns Home to Create Postitive Learning Spaces for Children. For the past several years, the Rutgers University–Camden doctoral student had served as an award-winning educator in New York City, designing and implementing culturally sustaining literacy programs with books that reflect New… continue reading