Abstract
Black college students continue to face the specter of anti-Blackness which creates additional barriers to success and flourishing in higher education. This study investigates how instructors in higher education can provide racial equity to Black students in AANAPISI/HSI classrooms through counterspaces. We use culturally relevant pedagogy to investigate the experiences of 21 Black college students at an AANAPISI/HSI to understand better how higher education instructors can utilize counterspaces, places where Black college students can challenge dominant discourses and create a collegial learning environment. We identified three counterspace themes: (1) Mitigate Eurocentric Pedagogy, (2) Employ Black and Critical Scholarship, and (3) Foster Black Excellence Zones. Implications provide educators with ways to enact meaningful support both academically and socially to Black-identifying students in college classrooms.
DOI
10.31446/JCP.2024.1.02
Author ORCID Identifier
Nicholas B. Lacy: 0000-0003-2199-9370
Yea-Wen Chen: 0000-0001-7771-9871
Damariyé L. Smith: 0000-0003-2179-4017
Recommended Citation
Lacy, N.B., Chen, Y., & Smith, D.L. (2024). Just holding that space”: Using culturally relevant pedagogy to create counterspaces for black college students in AANAPISI/HSI classrooms. Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 8, 3-23. https// doi.org/10.31446/JCP.2024.1.02
