http://www.syndicatemizzou.org Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:11:15 GMT en-us 40 Center for eResearch Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/images/logo.png 384 80 http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/ugarte/ipod/clip7ActivismPedagogy.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/ugarte/ipod/clip7ActivismPedagogy.m4v How does activism fit in with pedagogy on campus? What is a just war? 3 Wed, 17 May 2006 19:55:26 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/gallimore/ipod/gallimore06.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/gallimore/ipod/gallimore06.m4v Gallimore has merged her academic research with social activism. While her background in linguistic theory is useful in understanding certain linguistic phenomena, she acknowledges that “if I go speak about the semiotics of the language of the genocide, that’s something that academicians would understand, but it may not be useful for someone outside of the association.” Realizing this limitation, she founded Step Up! American Association for Rwandan Women, an organization that recognizes the reality that “the needs of the Rwandan women are enormous. Not only are there concerns for practical things such as jobs, food, and school supplies, but the mental health needs have largely remained unaddressed. Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety remain as an aftermath of the intense horror of the genocide.” Step Up has developed a number of projects to help redress these problems. 3 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:55:45 GMT