Social Justice research methodologies: Sharing stories for Social Justice

Social Justice research methodologies: Sharing stories for social justice within and beyond the classroom walls

This seminar and workshop will explore the power of sharing stories as a catalyst for validation, empowerment and hope. Indeed, the stories we tell are tied to identity, they link to our history, our present and our future. Exchanging stories is not an inconsequential activity, the ripple created reaches beyond the rise and fall of our words.

Teachers, researchers and activists are increasingly drawing on the practice of collecting, archiving, and sharing stories to progress social justice.

Drawing on examples, this session will explore how printed and digital storytelling is an empowering methodology, especially when curating and disseminating life stories of marginalised groups.

This seminar is taking place at Deakin Downtown (Docklands) AND online (via Zoom) - please select your preferred location when reserving your place.

Speaker

Professor Vicky Duckworth

Professor Vicky Duckworth has developed a national and international reputation for research in Adult Education and Literacy. Vicky is deeply committed to challenging inequality through critical and emancipatory approaches to education, widening participation, inclusion, and community action. A key strand of work includes addressing the personal/public and intergenerational impact of trauma and violence on learners’ lives and their communities. Alongside Rob Smith, Vicky led the ground-breaking Transforming Lives project (Smith and Duckworth, 2022) which demonstrated the benefits of education throughout life. Vicky was a member of the 2019 Lifelong Learning Commission and is a founder member of Right2Learn. She has worked with the Helena Kennedy Foundation to document the impact of their funding on marginalised young people.

This seminar is presented by the Diversity and Social Justice in Education research group of the Centre for Research for Educational Impact (REDI) at Deakin University.