So, I learned today that I have been accepted to make two presentations at conferences in the next few months. The first is for the Conference on Literacy, Urban Issues, and Social Studies Education (CLUES) sponsored by Georgia State University along with Atlanta literacy and social studies educators. One of my colleagues is a doctoral student at Georgia State and she asked if I would like to co-present with her, so we wrote a proposal and we're in! That presentation will focus on implementing the arts (film, literature, poetry, visual arts, etc.) in social studies instruction with an emphasis on social justice. Rabbit Proof Fence, a video, will be discussed as part of the presentation - good movie about the Australian government's plan to rid the country of the aborigines through kidnapping and then "educating" (indoctrinating) young girls. The movie actually features one girl's true story of how she and her little sister ran away and found their way home against difficult odds.
The other presentation will be in May for the Mormon Scholars in the Humanities conference in Claremont, California. This is a group sponsored by BYU scholars. They sent me an email saying they would like to hear what I have to say, but could I please rework the presentation some. They gave me two different scenarios of possibilities, so I will be thinking that one through in the next few days!
I'm really thrilled about the opportunities, but then I start to wonder what is wrong with me that I keep adding projects to my life...a topic I've blogged on before. All the while, I am still working on my dissertation - should be ready this week to send in my preprospectus. Then starts the nitty gritty of writing the first three chapters.
I knew that they'd accept you! Have fun with the presentation at Georgia State too!
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