CLCS Awards in the Public Humanities 2022/2023 Cohort: Erin Green

Community Justice: Writing and Organizing for the Public

Project Description:

This project uses a public-facing syllabus as a heuristic for public audiences to introduce them to theories and practices of social justice. Scaffolded with academic/public scholarship, community-engaged writing projects, collaborative workshops, and guest speakers, this project allows participants to develop an antiracist/social justice praxis critical to intervening in social justice issues within their communities.

Bio:

Erin Green is a PhD Student in English at the University of Maryland specializing in community-engaged writing. Erin’s research examines literacy practices of social justice/community organizers, specifically how critical race theory-counterstory is used in prison/police abolition movements. They also are committed to abolitionist teaching praxis.