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On April 21, 2021, after 32 days of criminal court proceedings, American citizens and the international (global) community anxiously awaited the jury's decision in Derek Chauvin's trial for murdering George Floyd.[1] Despite Floyd's cries that he could not breathe, Chauvin continues to press his knee into Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes (Levenson, [27]). In this article, I argue that teaching toward a new political economy requires educators and instructors to cultivate classroom climates rooted in Black queer and feminist (BQF) ethics of love and care. The courses, assignments, and activities in this issue encourage instructors to engage in meaningful classroom dialogue about state-sponsored violence, neoliberalism, capitalism, and its material impact on our lives. Element 3: Classroom experimentation Afrofuturist feminists such as Susanna Morris, Ytasha Womack, Rasheedah Phillips, Reina Jarmon, and Caitlin O'Neil have taught me the power of experimenting with alternatives. [Extracted from the article] |
