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Teaching Activism: The Feminist Pedagogical Possibilities Of Why We Fly, Miranda M. Findlay
Teaching Activism: The Feminist Pedagogical Possibilities Of Why We Fly, Miranda M. Findlay
Beyond the Margins: A Journal of Graduate Literary Scholarship
Young adult fiction possesses the pedagogical power to educate young readers about activism, and more recently, authors of the genre have answered the call from young aspiring activists to deliver narratives that are reflective of and relevant to their own lives and communities. Published in October of 2021, the novel Why We Fly illustrates the complexities of participating in social justice activism while also providing entertaining and inspiring characters. In honor of Colin Kaepernick, authors Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal craft the fictional hero Cody Knight who encourages the text’s young protagonists to look at the world around them to …