Open AccessConstructing a Dual-Subjectivity
Author(s) -
Brian D. Lozenski
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
global journal of transformative education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2640-1533
DOI - 10.14434/gjte.v1i1.26142
Subject(s) - subjectivity , ethnic group , participatory action research , agency (philosophy) , sociology , narrative , gender studies , political subjectivity , action (physics) , dual (grammatical number) , politics , african descent , social science , political science , epistemology , anthropology , art , philosophy , linguistics , physics , literature , quantum mechanics , law
This article explores the outcomes of using participatory action research with youth (YPAR) as an entry point into Africana Studies. The author draws from empirical research and anecdotal narratives to document a program where youth of African descent in the US engage in Ethnic Studies through the lens of action research. Beginning with a tracing of the development of Ethnic Studies in the US, the author shows how combining Ethnic Studies and YPAR builds a dual-subjectivity within youth where they are subjects of their own curricular exploration and simultaneously developing a subjectivity as researchers and knowledge producers. The article highlights three major implications of this dual-subjectivity for the political agency of youth of African descent living in a midsized US city.