Program Type: Pre-conference Workshop (Half-day, 3-hour)
Professional Competencies: Advising and Supporting - Intermediate, Social Justice and Inclusion - Intermediate
Content Areas: First-generation Students, Graduate Student Experiences, Orientation, Transition, and Retention, TRiO, Access, and Bridge Programs
Target Groups: Community College Professionals, Mid-level Student Affairs Professionals
Institution Types: Community Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions
Certification Domains: Student Learning, Development, and Success, Social Justice and Inclusion
Abstract
From Viola Davis's award-winning memoir to Spider-Man: No Way Home, the first-generation college experience (and beyond) is gaining currency in mass media. Attendees are invited to join a lively conversation intended to provide social context for these narratives. Presenters will validate pop culture as a vehicle for understanding the first-gen experience and offer attendees promising practices for incorporating these texts into research and programming initiatives, such as new student orientation, courses, and workshops. Cosplay encouraged!
Presenters
La'Tonya Rease Miles Adjunct faculty
Santa Clara University
Martha Enciso Adjunct Faculty, University of Redlands
Pop Culture isn’t Goofy: Exploring First-generation College Identity in Mass Media and Popular Culture
