Cultivating Radical Imagination: An Approach to Disrupting Antiblackness in Computer Science Education
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Sadler, Cecilé
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May 16, 2024
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ACM
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Sadler, Cecilé. 2024. "Cultivating Radical Imagination: An Approach to Disrupting Antiblackness in Computer Science Education."
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Abstract
Leveraging Black Critical Theory, this paper critiques the manifestation and impact of antiblackness in computing education, arguing it stifles Black youth's creativity and agency. Developed in the context of an out-of-school space for Black youth, we propose a framework for learning environments that cultivates radical imagination and centers joy, empowerment, and liberatory fantasy. This framework aims to disrupt dominant narratives through technology-mediated creative learning experiences for Black youth. Drawn from design-based critical inquiry experiences within a community-based afterschool program explicitly focused on transformative justice for Black youth, core values and actionable principles will provide insight for educators, designers, and researchers supporting those furthest from educational justice.
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RESPECT 2024: Proceedings of the 2024 on RESPECT Annual Conference May 16–17, 2024, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3653666.3656080
