Category Archives for "CULTURE WORK"

Immigration Policy and The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Values, Ideology, and the Clash of Misinformation

By Vanessa Eddington | ARTICLES , COMMUNITY CHANGE , CULTURE WORK , ECONOMIC JUSTICE , IDENTITY , RACE , RESOURCES , SOCIAL JUSTICE

This is a three part series exploring American Values, Immigration Policy, and the Syrian Refugee crisis within the context of the current political climate in the United States. Pt. III- Refugees, Politics, and the Fear of Difference We live in an age of terrorism right now, and a new argument currently surging is that an […]

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Loving in Virginia: A Historical Perspective on One of 2016’s Best Films

By Melissa Ooten | ART FOR CHANGE , RACE

As Oscar season approaches, several films that address past and present issues of race and sexuality will vie for nods from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Here, I want to explore one of my favorite of these films this year: Loving. Loving explores the relationship between a white man, Richard Loving, and […]

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Just the “Good Ole’ Boys”: Moving Beyond the Dukes of Hazard’s Racism of Innocent Ignorance

By Jason Sawyer | CORPORATE MEDIA , IDENTITY , RACE , SOCIAL JUSTICE

A three part series on the meaning of the confederate flag from a semi-conscious white ally born and raised in the ex-confederate south.   Pt. I: Childhood, Image Based Knowledge, and My Media-Shaped History Childhood, a time of innocence, learning, socialization, growth, and awakening is also a time of great distraction.  As a young child […]

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Tweeting for Justice

By Jason Sawyer | COMMUNITY CHANGE , CULTURE WORK , RACE , SOCIAL JUSTICE , UNIVERSITY

The Transformative Power of Critical Pedagogy, Intergroup Dialogue, and Social Media on Critical Consciousness

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