In simple terms, diaspora can be defined as the identity community that is formed when people move. Although the term African Diaspora seems relatively new, a number of 20th century scholars have utilized a diasporic framework to explain the commonalities among people of African descent around the world. The earliest scholars did not use the term;…

In this piece, drawing from performance autoethnography, third world feminism, and postcolonial/cultural studies, the author interrogates "how do I play scholar?" The author uses Judith Butler's question "how do I play gender?" and her notions of performativity to dance around, using the voices of the "Thug" and the…

The author was born and raised in rural, northern Mississippi. He went to a local school, the North Pontotoc Attendance Center, from first grade on. The author was always interested in math and science, but, then, he was interested in most all subjects. The expected path that his friends and siblings had followed was clear: attend a junior college…

As professors of "Culturally Relevant Teaching", we seek to expand pre-service teachers' understanding of cultures through critical examination of personal cultural backgrounds, as well as, of those diverse groups who historically have experienced oppression in US society and its educational system. We share the story of how we develop and…

This submission contains the Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG), held at Laval University in Québec City, Québec. The CMESG is a group of mathematicians and mathematics educators who meet annually to discuss mathematics education issues at all levels of learning. The aims of the Study…

The author, a street musician herself, tells the story of her experiences making a living from playing music in the streets, an activity that she describes as "somewhere between the practice room and the recital hall". (Author/RK)

Presents autobiographical writing as an untapped resource for the historical phenomenology of aging. Interprets the autobiography of Joel Andrews, a farmer who lived from the American Revolution through the Civil War. Argues that Andrews' autobiography reflects and helps accomplish his central task in old age, the religiously sanctioned transition…

Examines the personal life of Oscar Zeta Acosta as revealed in his work "The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo," tracing Acosta's involvement in the Chicano social movement in Los Angeles in the late 1960s and his development of cultural identity and political consciousness. (DMM)

This May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture relates the career of an artist and illustrator of children's books whose best-known works for young children are "Dancing in the Moon" and "Ape in a Cape." School years, apprenticeship, first books, wood engravings, use of illustrations, and the generation gap are highlighted. (EJS)

Describes ways in which the prologue can be used in the classroom to illustrate the basic five-step outline of the essay. (KS)

A Newbery Award-winning author presents episodes from her past that have served as the background to her collection of poems for children. (AEA)

A Caldecott Award-winning author presents a brief description of his early interest in art. (AEA)

The author describes his 25th high school reunion and the memories of adolescence it evoked. (SJL)