“Embracing Counternarratives For Global Learning”
Dates: January 19-20, 2024
Location: Tucson, Arizona
This conference is designed to provide community college educators with resources to promote international curriculum in their classrooms.
This year the theme is “Embracing Counternarratives for Global Learning”. Conference attendees will explore the transformative power of counternarratives in promoting the global learning characteristic of inclusive and culturally diverse community college curricula.
A counternarrative is a response or alternative perspective that challenges or opposes a dominant or mainstream narrative. It provides a different interpretation of events, ideas, or cultural norms, often aiming to shed light on perspectives, experiences, or historical facts that might have been marginalized or overlooked by the dominant narrative.
Counternarratives can serve various purposes, such as highlighting marginalized voices, exposing hidden truths, critiquing existing power structures, or promoting social change. They are commonly employed in social, political, and cultural contexts to offer a more inclusive and comprehensive understanding of complex issues. Consequently, counternarratives can play a significant role in shaping public discourse, challenging established norms, and encouraging critical thinking about prevailing narratives.
Keynote Speaker: Kyong Park – Department of Visual Arts, University of California San Diego
More information about the Keynote speaker can be found here: https://sites.google.com/arizona.edu/gccc2024/keynote
Visit the GCCC site to register: https://sites.google.com/arizona.edu/gccc2024/home
For further assistance, email TVI-Outreach@arizona.edu
The Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Center for East Asian Studies, and Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy organize an annual Community College Educators Conference each January. This conference is designed to provide community college educators with resources to promote international curriculum at the community college level.