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• What do Activist Literacies Look Like? April 23, 2013
  What do Activist Literacies look like? By Alejandro Galeana If I had to sum up my experience at the JoLLE conference in one word, it would have to be “Amazing.”  I learned so much about other people’s contributions to understanding Literacy.  In my opinion, a lot boils […]
• Images, Energy, and Action April 20, 2013
    Images, Energy, and Action by Steven Landry As a photographer, I get to enjoy the act of capturing moments in time for later analysis. Like a researcher, I reflect upon the moment and make meaning through a critical view. The JoLLE Conference, as an experience, supported an […]
• ac∙tiv∙ism \ˈak-ti-ˌvi-zəm\ April 20, 2013
  ac∙tiv∙ism \ˈak-ti-ˌvi-zəm\ : a doctrine or practice that emphasizes direct vigorous action especially in support of or opposition to one side of a controversial issue  As part of JOLLE’s inaugural conference on activist literacies, a portion of our program was dedicated to “Continuing the Conversation.” To consider […]
• Discomfort and an Identity Shift April 20, 2013
  Discomfort and an Identity Shift Meghan B. Thornton Going into the Activist Literacies conference held by the Journal of Literature and Language Education (JoLLE) at UGA, I was a bit wary. I was sure that if I sat through another workshop touting the benefits of an alphabox […]
• Who do You Want to be in the World? April 19, 2013
  “Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained.”  ~Helen Keller   Dear Jack, I’m writing this letter after attending the JoLLE Conference with you. It was just supposed to be […]