Student resistance movements in higher education: an analysis of the depiction of Black Lives Matter student protests in news media

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-58
Author(s):  
Meseret F. Hailu ◽  
Molly Sarubbi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
News Media ◽  
Student Resistance ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Resistance Movements ◽  
Black Lives Matter

Neoliberalism, Violence and Student Resistance in the Higher Education Sector in Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif Haq Kabir ◽  
Janinka Greenwood
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Student Activism ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Student Resistance ◽  
Campus Violence ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Resistance Movements ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current Resistance

Neoliberalism is a common form of policy doctrine that has been incorporated into the higher education sector in Bangladesh since the 1990s. Due to this policy doctrine, Bangladesh’s higher education sector has experienced radical changes. This article argues that violence has erupted in higher education institutions following university authorities and government intervention into student resistance movements. It further argues that the campus violence which has been unfolding recently in various universities has a different context and focus from previous student activism. In the past significant resistance movements that had the support of public masses had been accompanied by the campus violence in Bangladesh. Such campus violence contributed to nationalist movements and led to the downfall of autocrat rulers and reversal of their decisions. However, current resistance movements have turned into a new form of campus violence. This article examines the shifts in the nature of student protests and explores possible relationships between the overt violence of student resistance movements and the hidden violence embedded within the power systems that are currently accompanying neoliberal and monetarist agendas.

1. Controversial Speakers, Moral Disagreements, and the Middlebury Moment

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Ashley Floyd Kuntz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Free Speech ◽  
Moral Epistemology ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Free Inquiry ◽  
The Right

Abstract Student protests have developed on campuses throughout the country in response to controversial speakers. Overwhelmingly, these protests have been framed as conflicts over the right to free speech and the importance of free inquiry on college campuses. This essay reframes conflicts like these as moral disagreements over the role of individuals and institutions in producing and disseminating knowledge that supports or undermines justice within a pluralistic, democratic society. Using the specific case of Charles Murray’s visit to Middlebury College in spring 2017 and drawing insight from social moral epistemology, the essay aims to clarify the moral concerns at stake in clashes over controversial speakers and to identify possibilities to advance the moral aims of institutions of higher education in response to such events.

scholarly journals Achievements and Challenges for Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review of Media in Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 12888
Author(s):  
Inge K. Sonn ◽  
Marieta Du Plessis ◽  
Carel D. Jansen Van Vuuren ◽  
Janene Marais ◽  
Emma Wagener ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
News Media ◽  
Online News ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Facilitative Role ◽  
Media Reports

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic struck globally and has affected higher education institutions (HEIs) and their operations, indirectly impacting the progress of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 achieved thus far. This article addresses HEIs achievements and challenges experienced in the wake of the pandemic. Online news media reports played a facilitative role in providing information to the HEI communities. A rapid review exploring online news media messages relating to higher education at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was utilised. Narrative synthesis was used to analyse the data. The results highlight HEIs achievements, which aim to ensure that all students receive the same level of education and provision in terms of devices and mental health support. However, challenges were also experienced at HEIs and include students feeling uncertainty and fear regarding completing their education. Furthermore, the results also show that not all students received the same level of education due to contextual factors, thus deepening the existing social disparities in Africa. The pandemic provides an opportunity for HEIs to embed the components of global citizenship education into the curriculum and to work in an innovative way to promote Sustainable Development Goal 4.

The Racial Studies Project: Asian American Studies and the Black Lives Matter Campus

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitasha Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Asian American ◽  
American Studies ◽  
Asian American Studies ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Faculty Hiring ◽  
Black Lives Matter ◽  
Home Institution ◽  
Racial Studies

Situated adjacent to present-day student protests calling for more diversity with regard to program, department, and faculty hiring, Sharma recounts the contested formation of Asian American studies at her home institution, Northwestern Univversity.

scholarly journals Student Pathways in South Africa

2018 ◽  
pp. 24-26
Author(s):  
Rebecca Schendel
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Institutional Policy ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Relative Lack ◽  
The World ◽  
A Priority

The recent student protests in South Africa highlight a disconnect between academic research on higher education and institutional policy and practice. One reason for this impasse may be the “siloing” of research focused on different “moments” along a student’s pathway through higher education; another is the relative lack of research focused on less-resourced institutions. Addressing these challenges is a priority, not only in South Africa but also around the world.

Organizing so Black Lives Matter

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Cole ◽  
Audrey Grace
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
White Supremacy ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Police Brutality ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Black Lives Matter ◽  
Racial Injustice

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to respond to racial injustice and white supremacy, within the context of ongoing Black Lives Matter activism against police brutality through public protests.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, the authors consider the work of organizing institutions of higher education so that Black Lives Matter.FindingsThe authors offer a number of practical insights and suggestions in order to deal with racial injustice and white supremacy and better support Black faculty, staff and students on college campuses.Originality/valueIn addressing issues of racial injustice and white supremacy on college campuses, the authors bring together our experiences and perspectives as diversity officer and faculty member, respectively.

scholarly journals Subordination vs. agency/resistance in South Africa: Virgins bargaining their way through higher education

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-445
Author(s):  
Sunelle Stander
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Black Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Alternative Route ◽  
South African Context ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
African Context

Oppression manifests itself in various ways, such that intersections between different forms of oppression can be identified. This is also true for women living in South Africa, a country that has for years been plagued by many forms of oppression (racism, sexism, classism, etc.). Women are, amidst various forms of oppression, often left with few alternative options but to bargain with various forms of gender relations as a means to obtain basic human rights (like education). Recent student protests have highlighted the discriminating ways in which black students are kept from obtaining higher education. The so called “maidens bursary”, awarded to underprivileged girls who vow to stay virgins throughout their studies, will be used as a case study that examines an alternative route to which underprivileged women may resort in order to obtain a quality education. The notion of patriarchal bargaining will then be used to illumine the often unrecognized, complex and interwoven relationship between subordination and agency/resistance that operates within the South African context.

Using videoed stories to convey Indigenous ‘Voices’ in Indigenous Studies

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Justine Grogan ◽  
David Hollinsworth ◽  
Jennifer Carter
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Indigenous Studies ◽  
Student Resistance ◽  
Emotional Connection ◽  
Video Clips ◽  
Effective Pedagogy ◽  
Education Agenda ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractAustralian higher education policy espouses the need to expose students to Indigenous knowledges, cultures and pedagogies by embedding appropriate content into the curriculum. One way to overcome the challenges of guest speakers, lack of capacity and a crowded curriculum is to use digital materials regularly during lectures and tutorials. Videos have been shown to create empathy and emotional connection between students and the storyteller. The Voices project consisted of 12 semi-structured conversations with local Indigenous people covering a range of topics, each of which was edited for particular topics and courses to avoid student resistance to difficult material and avoid homogenous representations of Indigenous peoples. The edited video clips were shown in class and evaluated. This research reports on formal anonymous student feedback on teaching, questionnaire responses from 115 students and 10 in-depth interviews. Findings include the authenticity, emotional connection and empathy the storytellers provide, and the need for cultural courage to reflect on one's own positionality and privilege. We argue that digital storytelling is an effective pedagogy that also engages the community and helps further the higher education agenda for culturally inclusive knowledges and perspectives.

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