Our faculty engage in interdisciplinary analysis to understand the functions, limits, and possibilities of schooling. In particular, race, class, and gender relations are social forces that inform and shape the organization of schools and various educational spaces including formal and informal learning communities. Our faculty also examine the transformative functions of language and literacy keeping in constant view their potential to effect social change and create more just societies. We explore the role of schooling in building and sustaining a democratic society in the face of social inequality, economic restructuring, and changing social relations in the nation-state. Examples include the political activities of students and teachers in and out of school, the pedagogy of radical social movements, the root causes and effects of white supremacy and settler colonialism in education, the knowledge valued as the official curriculum, policies concerning discipline or funding, and disparities between educational contexts and in learning outcomes. Our vision for the cluster has led us to develop the areas of interest listed below.
To find a faculty member who is an expert in the area, click on the titles below.
Critical Social and Cultural Theories
Patricia Baquedano-López*
Lisa García Bedolla
Travis J. Bristol
Kris Gutiérrez*
Zeus Leonardo*
Daniel Perlstein
Derek Van Rheenen
* Faculty available to advise new doctoral students.
Globalization, Immigration, and Migration
Patricia Baquedano-López*
Lisa García Bedolla
Cati V. de los Ríos
Kris Gutiérrez*
Glynda Hull*
Erin Murphy-Graham*
Daniel Perlstein
Derek Van Rheenen
* Faculty available to advise new doctoral students.
Race and Social Inequality in Urban Education
Patricia Baquedano-López*
Lisa García Bedolla
Travis J. Bristol
Kris Gutiérrez*
Zeus Leonardo*
Marcia Linn*
Jabari Marhiri
Daniel Perlstein
Tesha Sengupta-Iriving
Derek Van Rheenen
Frank C. Worrell*
* Faculty available to advise new doctoral students.
Domination and Resistance across Educational Settings
Patricia Baquedano-López*
Lisa García Bedolla
Travis J. Bristol
Cati V. de los Ríos
Kris Gutiérrez*
Glynda Hull*
Zeus Leonardo*
Daniel Perlstein
Derek Van Rheenen
* Faculty available to advise new doctoral students.
Social Identities in Educational Contexts
Lisa García Bedolla
Travis J. Bristol
Kris Gutiérrez*
Glynda Hull*
Zeus Leonardo*
Erin Murphy-Graham*
Tesha Sengupta-Iriving
Laura Sterponi*
Derek Van Rheenen
Frank C. Worrell*
* FFaculty available to advise new doctoral students.
Language, Literacy, and Digital Media
Patricia Baquedano-López*
Lisa García Bedolla
Cati V. de los Ríos
Kris Gutiérrez*
Glynda Hull*
Laura Sterponi*
* Faculty available to advise new doctoral students.
Patricia Baquedano-López | Travis J. Bristol | Cati V. de los Ríos | Lisa García Bedolla |
Kris Gutiérrez | Glynda Hull | Zeus Leonardo | Marcia Linn |
Jabari Mahiri | Erin Murphy-Graham | Daniel Perlstein | Thomas Philip |
Tesha Sengupta-Irving | Laura Sterponi | Derek Van Rheenen | Frank C. Worrell |