CUNY SPS YOUTH STUDIES DEPARTMENT PRESENTS
GO FOR BROKE: VISIONS OF NEW SOLIDARITIES
April 4, 2024, 6:30 PM
Join us for 'Go For Broke: Visions of New Solidarities'
Thursday, April 4, 2024 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Eastern
In- Person, CUNY SPS or Virtually, via Zoom
Please join the CUNY SPS Youth Studies community for a radical community dialogue grounded in Elizabeth Bishop’s recent book, Whiting Out: Writing on Vulnerability, Racism and Repair. The evening features scholar-activists Wendy Barrales, Damaris Dunn, and CUNY SPS Academic Director of Youth Studies, Sarah Zeller-Berkman, in conversation with Dr. Bishop, for a dynamic discussion on critical youth development.
Together, we'll explore innovative pathways and forge new solidarities that shape a brighter future and crack open discourse spaces for the necessary conversations that drive change.
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Moderated By
Dr. Bishop, featured on Good Morning America Digital, PBS NewsHour, Business Insider, and PolitiFact, is a longtime Youth Studies faculty member and an accomplished author with works including "Becoming Activist" (2015), "Embodying Theory" (2018), and "Whiting Out" (2023). Her upcoming book, "Disrupting Data: Youth Activism and Anti-Surveillance Storytelling," is set to be released by Palgrave Macmillan in 2024. Dr. Bishop is a Senior Director at Girls for Gender Equity, Co-Founder of Global Turning Points, a board member of the International Surf Therapy Organization and an Advisory Committee member at Human Rights Watch Children’s Rights Division. In her leisure time, she enjoys surfing and yoga.
In Conversation With
Damaris C. Dunn, originally from Queens, New York, earned her bachelor's degree in history from SUNY Oswego with minors in African and African American studies and women's studies. Following this, she obtained a master's degree in history and education from Teachers College Columbia University in 2016. After teaching social studies at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, Damaris transitioned to roles such as youth developer and curriculum writer, focusing on Black and Brown youth in the Bronx. She also instructed spoken word and archival research at the Schomburg Center for Research and Culture in Harlem. Currently a fifth-year PhD candidate at the University of Georgia, Damaris's research centers on Black Joy as a form of resistance in education, the impact of anti-Blackness on educational policies, and the pedagogies of Black women teachers. Her work has been featured in book chapters and articles in various academic journals including Urban Education and Research in the Teaching of English. Damaris now resides in Atlanta.
Damaris Dunn
Damaris Dunn
Damaris C. Dunn, originally from Queens, New York, earned her bachelor's degree in history from SUNY Oswego with minors in African and African American studies and women's studies. Following this, she obtained a master's degree in history and education from Teachers College Columbia University in 2016. After teaching social studies at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, Damaris transitioned to roles such as youth developer and curriculum writer, focusing on Black and Brown youth in the Bronx. She also instructed spoken word and archival research at the Schomburg Center for Research and Culture in Harlem. Currently a fifth-year PhD candidate at the University of Georgia, Damaris's research centers on Black Joy as a form of resistance in education, the impact of anti-Blackness on educational policies, and the pedagogies of Black women teachers. Her work has been featured in book chapters and articles in various academic journals including Urban Education and Research in the Teaching of English. Damaris now resides in Atlanta.
Wendy Barrales, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Associate at NYU's Department of Teaching and Learning, leveraging her background as a former teacher and community organizer. With expertise in Latinx Affinity spaces for Computer Science educators and as an Induction Mentor at Teachers College, Columbia University, Wendy's work centers on amplifying marginalized voices in education. She founded the Women of Color Archive (WOCArchive), recognized for its intergenerational storytelling, and explores feminist pedagogies within CS, acknowledged by institutions like AAUW and NWSA. Her research is published in various academic outlets including The Latinx Experience textbook and the Ethnic Studies Pedagogy Journal.
Wendy Barrales
Wendy Barrales
Wendy Barrales, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Associate at NYU's Department of Teaching and Learning, leveraging her background as a former teacher and community organizer. With expertise in Latinx Affinity spaces for Computer Science educators and as an Induction Mentor at Teachers College, Columbia University, Wendy's work centers on amplifying marginalized voices in education. She founded the Women of Color Archive (WOCArchive), recognized for its intergenerational storytelling, and explores feminist pedagogies within CS, acknowledged by institutions like AAUW and NWSA. Her research is published in various academic outlets including The Latinx Experience textbook and the Ethnic Studies Pedagogy Journal.
Sarah Zeller-Berkman, PhD, serves as a Distinguished Lecturer and the Academic Director of the Youth Studies Program at CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) where she oversees the MA, BA, and Advanced Certificate. She also directs non-credentialed projects/research labs like The Intergenerational Change Initiative (ICI), which uses research generated by and for youth to drive intergenerational policymaking at the municipal level as well as local change projects. Dr. Zeller-Berkman’s work is featured in various books and journals, such as the Journal of Community, Youth, and Environments and The Handbook of Qualitative Research.
Sarah Zeller-Berkman
Sarah Zeller-Berkman
Sarah Zeller-Berkman, PhD, serves as a Distinguished Lecturer and the Academic Director of the Youth Studies Program at CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) where she oversees the MA, BA, and Advanced Certificate. She also directs non-credentialed projects/research labs like The Intergenerational Change Initiative (ICI), which uses research generated by and for youth to drive intergenerational policymaking at the municipal level as well as local change projects. Dr. Zeller-Berkman’s work is featured in various books and journals, such as the Journal of Community, Youth, and Environments and The Handbook of Qualitative Research.
