Febuary Pub Talk

Science Pub: “The Power of Story: Language as a Window into Social Justice”
Febuary 4th, 2025 | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Sip your favorite brew, while you learn a thing or two! Science Pub is an opportunity to enjoy learning about interesting topics in an informal atmosphere. Just bring your curiosity and a thirst to learn!

There are 2 ways to be at this event:

  1. In Person – Paradise Creek Brewery will be seating indoors at 100% capacity and the pub talk will be broadcast/projected on a the large projection screen in the pub/restaurant area.
  2. Via Zoom – Register for Zoom link HERE. Place a food/drink order for pick up at Paradise Creek Brewery’s Downtown Restaurant – 245 SE Paradise St, Pullman. Local delivery is also available. Tip: Place your order early so it’s ready by Pub talk time.

See the Facebook event here

This month’s speakers:

Join Ashley Boyd and Heather McNamee on Feb 4th for their pub talk, “The Power of Story: Language as a Window into Social Justice”.

In this presentation, two education researchers at WSU, one in History and one in English, share their work engaging with stories for the purpose of fostering social justice perspectives. Each will describe their approach to employing texts and dialogue with communities and how bringing in diverse perspectives can engender empathy and understanding. Excerpts from young adult literature and oral histories will be shared to illustrate how each works within their field.

Dr. Ashley S. Boyd is a professor of English education and Director of University Common Requirements at Washington State University. Boyd’s research projects include investigating the development and enactment of social action projects with secondary students and reading young adult literature with teachers in rural areas to explore issues around equity and oppression.

 

Dr. Heather McNamee is an assistant professor of History, specializing in 20th Century race, gender, and sexuality in the U.S. South. Her primary interests are Black activism in education after school desegregation and LGBTQ+ activism in the South and in her home state of Arkansas specifically. Her background as a high school social studies teacher is the foundation for her interests in public education and social justice pedagogy.