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2018 ASHE ConferenceEnvisioning The “Woke” Academy™ is the theme for the 2018 ASHE Conference in Tampa, FL. Although a fairly recent colloquialism, the term “woke” has become synonymous with the Black Lives Matter Movement and other activist efforts, as well as social media campaigns and hashtags (#staywoke; #getwoke; #bewoke). Being “woke” is meant to encourage a heightened level of consciousness both locally and transnationally regarding societal ills and the need to unabashedly name and dismantle inequitable power structures and their disproportionately negative effects on minoritized peoples. Being “woke” engages us in the envisioning of futures characterized by freedom and emancipatory struggle. To employ Envisioning the “Woke” Academy as a conference theme, critique, and charge, the 2018 ASHE Annual Meeting will provide opportunities for members to engage with ideas and activities that promote critical consciousness, history and memory, intersectionality, transdisciplinarity, representation, and activism.
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Want an ASHE 2018 Commemorative T-Shirt?
If you are interested in purchasing an Envisioning the Woke Academy t-shirt click here. Sale available October 19- November 1, 2018.
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