Date/Time
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
3:00 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT
Location:
Hybrid (In Person at Bank Street College or Online)
Event Title:
Library Salon #39 | (Re)Imagining Inclusion for Children of Color with Disabilities
Description:
The Bank Street Library is excited to team up with the Graduate School’s Wednesday Coffee Gatherings for a Library Salon conversation between Graduate School faculty members Dr. Soyoung Park and Dr. Pamela Jones, about Dr. Park’s new book, (Re)Imagining Inclusion for Children of Color with Disabilities.
Drawing from DisCrit theory, Park showcases the pedagogical and solidarity practices of inclusive educators who reject exclusionary practices and create communities of belonging for children of color with disabilities. Park and Jones will discuss these practices, their own personal and professional journeys with inclusion, and the significance of the book in today’s sociopolitical climate.
This is a hybrid event where participants can join in person or via Zoom. Light refreshments will be served in person.
About Our Presenters
Dr. Soyoung Park is a member of the Teaching and Learning faculty at Bank Street Graduate School of Education, where she also serves as Director of the Online Special and General Education programs. She grew up in an immigrant family with disabled family members and later worked as a special education and inclusion teacher for children ages 3-10. Drawing from her own personal and professional journey, Dr. Park’s research focuses on transforming educational practice and policy to advance justice for young children of color with disabilities and their families.
Dr. Pamela M. Jones is a faculty member in the Teaching and Learning Department at Bank Street Graduate School of Education. Dr. Jones was born and raised in a part of the Midwest marked by a particularly complex set of language politics that compelled her to explore the languaging dynamics for young Black girls in a US context. She also attended a Spanish bilingual education program from grades 1–12, which shaped her stance on languages and language learning. Before joining Bank Street, she worked as a special education teacher in the elementary grades in New York City. Dr. Jones’s current research interests focus on exploring the intergenerational language and literacy practices in African-American families, with a particular focus on the languages and literacies in Black girlhood. Her research areas also include Black linguistics, critical literacies, and decolonizing elementary-level and higher education.
About Bank Street Library Salons
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Kristin Freda
kfreda@bankstreet.edu
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