G. Kosey Griffith
Annotated Bibliography
Pedris, Lalini. “To Understand the Rise of Campus Activism, Listen to These Students.” The Aspen Institute, 27 Mar. 2018, www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/understanding-rise-student-activism-college-campuses/.
This article discusses the, “why?” of my project. This article discussed the unfair systems in college that is increasing the number of students who identify as activists and who we can assume join activist groups such as Social Justice Living Learning Communities or Unions. This article discusses that shootings and other traumatic events that have hoisted young students into action. This article also touches on the parts of social justice I joined for such as fixing the inequality gap. It is explained how systems usually slights students of color more leading to a greater struggle to make it through college for African American and Latino students, this makes this article personal to me. This article is credible because it cites professors and statistics when making points throughout the article. This piece is also current because this article was produced last year and can still present relevant information about the rise of activism in colleges.
Dorfman, Elsa. “Audre Lorde Social Justice Living Learning Community.” Audre Lorde Social Justice Living Learning Community | Office of LGBTQ* Resources, www.uky.edu/lgbtq/audre-lorde-social-justice-living-learning-community.
This article produced by Elsa Dorfman explores the meaning of Social Justice Living Learning Community outside of Florida State University. It summarizes the overall goal of the inclusive mindset of these groups while also presenting a broader and more standard definition on what it means to join this organization. This also explains how these Living Learning communities teach us about understanding advocacy and their social justice identity, it highlights how not everyone may be completely solidified about their own message and figuring out how it defines them. It supports how a Living Learning Community is a place of learning how to create and apply your social justice message. This Source is from an educational institution giving it more reliability then other sources. This also is a current and relevant description on the University of Kentucky Audre Lorde Social Justice Living Learning Community, this website is what kids joining the LLC see before they join it, and the website accurately sums it up for students who are looking to explore activism.
Aguiar, Jeff. “Telling Stories to Change the World: Global Voices on the Power of Narrative to Build Community and Make Social Justice Claims.” Peace & Change, vol. 42, no. 4, Oct. 2017, pp. 589–591. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/pech.12262.
This article discusses how storytelling is an effective way to develop your message for change in the world. Narrating a story to the world can bring conflict or peace. When different perspectives are discussed by activist's social justice is achieved through mentioning a greater amount of people's experiences peace can be achieved for more humans. First-person narratives allow for each and every individual to feel seen and this connects back to LLC’s which allows for a wide range of messages to be a part of the Social Justice Living Learning Community. It provides a space where personal narratives are constantly promoted so everyone's individual message can be apparent and can be fought for. This explains how the article is relevant to what is being discussed about LLC’s. This work also has been peer reviewed which adds to the reliability and quality of this piece.
Alfonzo, Paige. “Why Instagram/Snapchat?” Library Technology Reports, vol. 55, no. 2, Feb. 2019, pp. 6–7. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=134986643&site=ehost-live.
This article talks about how librarians must dive into other forms of social media to gain more attention from teens and the younger generations of today. More private forms of communication are being used by teenagers leading many librarians to follow in their direction to retain the younger audience they have always had. This source relates back to my project because it shows the popularity of application such as snapchat within the younger community. This happens to be the media that’s most popular for the kids within the Living Learning Community. This source provides insight on where the direction of communication is going for the newer and younger generation. This article is interesting because I have never seen libraries following in the footsteps of the kids to maintain them as an audience for the library.
Sher, Mannie, and Sadie King. “What Role, If Any, Can Education Systems Play in Fostering Social Transformation for Social Justice? Prospects, Challenges and Limitations.” European Journal of Education, vol. 50, no. 3, Sept. 2015, pp. 250–253. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/ejed.12134.
Private schools for the elites get more benefits and aid better than state schools. However, schools are supposed to take part in just supporting inclusiveness in a healthy environment. Higher education fosters more benefits to make a pathway for social change. Education does play role in the path set for kids to take part in social change. This connects back to my research question because it touches on how schools cultivate an environment of activism. This is similar to how Florida State University tries to cultivate an inclusive political mindset with the Living Learning Community. This article is interesting because it talks about class and how that effects a child's likelihood to find a pathway towards activism and it stresses the importance of how resources are more important than an individual's passion. It breaks the thought that anybody has the ability to rally behind the cause and stresses the larger importance of resources.
Hall, Van Anthoney. “Black Aesthetics, Art and Social Justice.” Journal of Intercultural Disciplines, vol. 11, Winter 2013, pp. 51–57. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=110609414&must be=ehost-live.
Black aesthetic must be understood to fully understand social justice. We must understand social diversity through the black aesthetic. The black aesthetic is a language such as arts and poetry that can expose the struggle of people of color. Black expression becomes art that needs to be understood when analyzing black hardship. An example of this would be slave literature that begs for solutions and displays the need for social justice. The artistic work of black people in this article can display the black experience and show black trifles. This article connects because I wanted to know how black was a cause that many people of color were motivated to fight for in this group and in this article, it is talking about how black people express themselves in terms of social justice and that’s how they motivate and share the message for change and that is why this website is interesting because it discusses the importance of art in the topic of social justice. This source is a credible source because it has been peer reviewed.
Mills, Charles W. “Blacks and Social Justice: A Quarter-Century Later.” Journal of Social Philosophy, vol. 41, no. 3, Fall 2010, pp. 354–369. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/j.1467-9833.2010.01493.x.
This article talks about a man named Boxill’s work for social justice causes and the changes that have taken place since his time. Color blindness is discussed as it is something Boxill thinks to be a catalyst to racism but does the hardships of underlying racism in the past still follow us today is the question being asked throughout this piece. This article connects because my project wants to look for aid toward the African American movement and my support for being so interested in if people of color giving back to their community is the joint hardships black people all face in life. I think this article is interesting because it studies a subject (Boxill) to give insight on the thoughts on racism today. This source is credible because it has been peer reviewed.