Pedagogy of a Beloved Commons: Pursuing Democracy's Promise through Place-Based

Description: Pedagogy of a Beloved Commons by Sharon Egretta Sutton A rare and powerful illustration of what it takes to become a sustainable, community-embedded organization that continually grows the next generation of compassionate leaders.This essential, timely book meets us at our current moment of crisis to offer hope that American democracys stalled trajectory toward its founding creed to embrace all, and not just some, can indeed be re-invigorated. Pedagogy of a Beloved Commons is about low-income youth of color working within justice-oriented, community-based organizations to improve the social and spatial conditions in their surroundings. It draws from hundreds of pages of data, some collected over a decade ago by graduate research assistants at three universities and some collected recently by a graduate research assistant at a fourth university, to present verbatim quotes from interviews with constituents of three youth-serving organizations. The book posits that the disinvested neighborhoods where youth experience abandonment and marginality in fact can serve as a call to action, given appropriate organizational support.Pedagogy of a Beloved Commons envisions a place-based critical pedagogy that can provide young people with the practical skills and deep values to engage with todays economic, racial, and ecological crises. It offers a welcome antidote to a neoliberal education system that has not only veered away from its public mandate to advance democratic citizenship but that has also reinforced todays insidious economic inequality, rendering illusive the idea that rich and poor can work together toward a common good. Between these pages resonates a passionate call for an approach to cultivating citizens who have the critical skills to challenge injustice, the courage to hold the rich and powerful accountable, and the empathy to advance not just their own self-interest but also the health and well-being of their communities and the planet. The author proposes that such citizens develop by exercising collective agency in "the commons," a political and psychic space whose values are mapped out in physical space. Through the expert use of an architects lens, this groundbreaking book argues that the three-dimensional concreteness of the nations disinvested neighborhoods provides a virtual stage where disenfranchised youth can experiment with collective life, become more discerning about the forces that have shaped their communities, and practice working toward just and inclusive futures.Merging Paolo Freires seminal theory of critical pedagogy with Grace Lee Boggss belief that hands-on community-building can disrupt the ever more destructive forces of neoliberal capitalism, Pedagogy of a Beloved Commons refines an aspirational framework for a pathway forward through a careful analysis of three exemplar organizations. It offers rich, unique portraits of young people transforming their communities in southwest Detroit, Waianae, and Harlem, respectively illustrating place-based activism through theater, organic farming, and critical inquiry. Here activism is framed as the hands-on engagement of youth in addressing inequities in the commons of their neighborhoods through small but persistent interventions that also help them learn the language of solidarity and collectivity that a sustainable democracy needs. Pedagogy of a Beloved Commons is a must-read for our times and for our future. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Sharon Egretta Sutton is an educator, licensed architect, and outspoken champion for improving disinvested communities. An early pioneer in moving the field of architecture toward equity and inclusion, she is currently Distinguished Visiting Professor of Architecture at Parsons School of Design. Sutton has written several books; her most recent publication is When Ivory Towers Were Black: A Story about Race in Americas Cities and Universities (Fordham, 2017). Table of Contents Prologue | viiIntroduction: The Need for a Place-Based Approach | 1PART I: SOUTHWEST DETROIT, MICHIGAN: ACTIVISM THROUGH THEATRE | 29Historical Context | 312004–2005 Narrative | 392020–2021 Context and Narrative | 54Theorizing the Narratives | 60PART II: WAIANAE, HAWAII: ACTIVISM THROUGH ORGANIC FARMING | 77Historical Context | 812004–2005 Narrative | 882020–2021 Narrative | 100Theorizing the Narratives | 114PART III: HARLEM, NEW YORK: ACTIVISM THROUGH CRITICAL INQUIRY | 127Historical Context | 1292004–2005 Narrative | 1362020–2021 Narrative | 148Theorizing the Narratives | 163Conclusions: Pedagogy of a Beloved Community | 177Epilogue | 207Bibliography | 217Index | 229 Review This extraordinary book is essential reading for our times. Today, we are passing through a moment of crisis as escalating struggles over our nations contradictory "truths" take center stage. Though middle-class youth have protections, those living in poverty must navigate the tangle of distractions that interfere with their many pathways for learning. At the heart of Professor Suttons Pedagogy for a Beloved Commons is a pathway for learning the practical skills and deep values that can help impoverished youth bear formidable burdens and emerge prepared for todays hard struggles. Like me, you will bring particular experiences to the model she offers. Our job as readers is to see exactly what the hard work of learning the truth looks like so we can support youth in finding a pathway forward through the tangles in their lives.---Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, Professor of Urban Policy and Health at the New School Review Quote This extraordinary book is essential reading for our times. Today, we are passing through a moment of crisis as escalating struggles over our nations contradictory "truths" take center stage. Though middle-class youth have protections, those living in poverty must navigate the tangle of distractions that interfere with their many pathways for learning. At the heart of Professor Suttons Pedagogy for a Beloved Commons is a pathway for learning the practical skills and deep values that can help impoverished youth bear formidable burdens and emerge prepared for todays hard struggles. Like me, you will bring particular experiences to the model she offers. Our job as readers is to see exactly what the hard work of learning the truth looks like so we can support youth in finding a pathway forward through the tangles in their lives. ---Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, Professor of Urban Policy and Health at the New School, Feature Envisions a critical pedagogy that can prepare young people with the practical skills and deep values to engage with todays economic, racial, and ecological crises. Description for Sales People Envisions a critical pedagogy that can prepare young people with the practical skills and deep values to engage with todays economic, racial, and ecological crises. Details ISBN1531502814 Author Sharon Egretta Sutton Short Title Pedagogy of a Beloved Commons Pages 336 Publisher Fordham University Press Series Polis: Fordham Series in Urban Studies Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1531502814 ISBN-13 9781531502812 Format Hardcover Imprint Fordham University Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-06-06 NZ Release Date 2023-06-06 UK Release Date 2023-06-06 Illustrations 11 b/w illustrations Subtitle Pursuing Democracys Promise through Place-Based Activism DEWEY 307.76 Audience General Publication Date 2023-06-06 US Release Date 2023-06-06 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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