Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric Jun 2021 Open Access

Guest Editor’s Introduction: Activism and Academia in Community Work

Jasmine Villa ; Yndalecio Isaac Hinojosa ; Isabel Baca

Abstract

Who is an activist? What actions define a scholar-activist, an artist-activist, or community activist? How do community members, as non-academics, serve their community as advocates as well as intellectuals? And, finally, what is the impact that scholars and advocates make when they join with one another for social justice efforts within their respective communities? These are the questions that guided the work we present in this special issue of Reflections. This special issue will underscore how activism can work with academic life in the fight for social justice and change, so we invite you to take a closer look at activism and academia in community work.

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Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
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2021-06-30
DOI
10.59236/rjv20i3pp2-7
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    Let Us be the Healing of the Wound
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    The Only Conceivable Thing to Do: Reflections on Academics and Activism
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    The Rhetorician as an Agent of Social Change
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