Feminist Community-Engagement Disrupted: Writing our Scholarship Stories

We co-design research with partners as an ideal plan; but, in reality, numerous changes impact our implementation. Our learning community discusses disruptions external to the community (e.g., COVID-19, political or community/campus violence), or internal to the community (e.g., partners leaving their roles for new jobs), or within individuals in the community (e.g., illness, stressors). This learning community will write together on three previously identified areas of collective scholarship: 1) sharing engagement stories (individual and collective) through multiple outlets; 2) writing historical and decolonial reflections on feminist community engagement; and 3) providing critiques of the use of feminist community-engaged diversity statements. We include scholar-educators who are innovating in their community-engaged practices working from diverse disciplines, and welcome new members.

Co-Facilitators

• Chelsea Wentworth, Assistant Professor, Office of Medical Education Research and Development 
• Jessica Barnes-Najor, Director for Community Partnerships, Office of Public Engagement and Scholarship