Lake Shore Campus
Monday, October 1st at 1:00 PM
IC Level One
and
Water Tower Campus
Tuesday, October 2nd at 2:00 PM
Lewis Library, 8th Floor, CLC825
Seemingly every week there is a new story that documents the devastation that bullying can cause on the lives of children, families, schools and entire communities. Accordingly, over the last several decades there have been numerous research and individual school-based efforts to combat bullying and promote wellness in schools. However, the evidence for the effectiveness of most anti-bullying interventions is quite weak and many schools and communities continue to struggle mightily with this issue.
If bullying essentially boils down to an abuse of power and if issues of power are germane to considerations of social justice, then as students, staff, and faculty at a university centered on a social justice mission we should have a lot to say about what a “socially just” approach to combating bullying and promoting wellness might look like. In this Flash Seminar led by School of Education professor David Shriberg and graduate students on his research team, we will talk about some reasons why bullying persists despite all the efforts to curb its presence and we will discuss if and how anti-bullying efforts might look different (and perhaps be more likely to succeed) if these came from a social justice perspective. This is intended as an open discussion and we welcome your ideas and feedback on this critical social justice issue.
Flash Seminars are free, informal lectures on current events or stuff that is just plain interesting. Sponsored by Information Technology Services, The Faculty Center for Ignatian Pedagogy, and The University Libraries.
