@jamila_lyiscott
Dr. J is a scholar-activist, author, and poet.
Call for Proposals: The Cost of Code-switching: Unmaskin' the racial politics of language in Black Lives
Call for Proposals: The Cost of Code-switching: Unmaskin' the racial politics of language in Black Lives
Dr. J's website
Dr. J's website
TED Talk: 3 Ways to Speak English
TED Talk: 3 Ways to Speak English
Jamila Lyiscott is a “tri-tongued orator;” in her powerful spoken-word essay “Broken English,” she celebrates — and challenges — the three distinct flavors of English she speaks with her friends, in the classroom and with her parents. As she explores the complicated history and present-day identity that each language represents, she unpacks what it means to be “articulate.”
TEDx Talk: Why English Class is Silencing Students of Color
TEDx Talk: Why English Class is Silencing Students of Color
What if someone told you that the way you use language every day had the power to disrupt or uphold social injustice? Language is saturated with history and culture and memory, yet the way that it is policed within our classrooms and our communities is deeply connected to racism and colonialism. Viral TED speaker, spoken word poet, and social justice education scholar Dr. Jamila Lyiscott makes a powerful argument that, to honor and legitimize all students, we must, likewise, legitimize and honor all of their varied forms of written and spoken discourse, practicing "Liberation Literacies" in the classroom.
Dr. J on NPR
Dr. J on NPR
Educator and poet Jamila Lyiscott is a "tri-tongued orator." She unpacks the three distinct flavors of English she speaks with her friends, family, and colleagues.
Buy my book, Black Appetite. White Food.
The Tyranny of White Comfort: Centering Black students in the face of hateful legislation
The Tyranny of White Comfort: Centering Black students in the face of hateful legislation
Spotlight Scholar: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Spotlight Scholar: University of Massachusetts Amherst
As a professor of social justice education, Jamila Lyiscott has devoted her career to challenging the accepted notions of a pedagogy rooted in colonialism, with its emphasis on “civilizing” those from outside the traditional framework.
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