Alicia Rusoja
Biographic Data
| ID | 220979 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alicia Rusoja |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alicia |
| FAMILY NAME | Rusoja |
| SIGNATURE | RUSOJA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Mary's College of California |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6110-1265 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“Each and Every One of Us
This qualitative, comparative case study draws on the concepts of coalitional literacy, organizing as critical pedagogy , oppression as intermeshed , and solidarity as pedagogical to address this question: How is solidarity built through literacy practice in two different educational spaces (one community‐organizing based and one classroom‐based) in a large, ethnically and racially diverse, urban context? Through comparative analysis of ethnograp…
A broad politics of justice
Some college campuses are actively uplifting Latine/x educational endeavors. These efforts, whether supported by Hispanic-Serving Institution designations or diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, are intentional about improving the lives and academic achievement of Latine/x students. However, critical educational researchers have highlighted the limits of these initiatives and criticized their role in dampening more radical visions …
“ I Have Been Getting Involved for My Children
This study examines the immigrant rights practices of one un/documented Latina mother who organizes with her children for immigrant rights in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Findings show the ways she conceptualizes her immigrant rights organizing as parental engagement in her children’s education. Implications highlight the need for education practitioners/scholars to include community organizing in their understanding of what counts as family/paren…
“Estás Luchando…Por Toda La Comunidad”
This study examines the communal organizing literacies of Latine/x immigrant families who organize for immigrant rights in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drawing from a subset of qualitative data (e.g., observant-participant fieldnotes, open-ended interviews, member checks, artifacts, and photographs) from a larger year-long practitioner inquiry study with an intergenerational group of 11 un/documented Latine/x immigrants, this research asks: "How d…
In Dialogue
With funding from the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Marva Cappello, Jennifer D. Turner, and Angela M. Wiseman convened a group of critical multimodal scholars in April 2022 to initiate a national agenda that prioritizes the use of visual and multimodal methodologies to promote educational equity and racial justice for youth of color. Our conference gathering included Reka Barton, Darielle Blevins, Justin Coles, Autumn A. Griff…
Mi Lucha es Tu Lucha; Tu Lucha es Mi Lucha”
This practitioner inquiry article examines the role that multimodal literacy plays in the organizing of Latinx immigrant youth in the U.S. Co-written by two of the youth who participated in this research, alongside the fellow immigrant activist who designed and carried out the year-long study, this paper analyzes a subset of qualitative data from the research and argues that young Latinx immigrant organizers are organic intellectuals who, as gras…
Our Community Is Filled with Experts”
Anti-immigrant legal violence and grassroots organizing against it have fundamentally shaped the lives of immigrant children and families in the US. This article inquires into the intergenerational literacy, teaching, and learning practices of Latinx immigrants’ political mobilization, drawing on qualitative data from a larger yearlong practitioner inquiry study that involved observant participant field notes, artifacts, photographs, and in-depth…
School procedural justice and being pushed out
There is a growing body of research that explores how school punishment practices are disrupting educational progress. It is also known that educational success and failure are linked to sex and racial/ethnic inequalities. What remains less known is how school punishment and student perceptions of just and fair punishment practices are related to sex and racial/ethnic disparities, specifically with the likelihood of being pushed out. This study u…
A Multimodal Review of the 2015 Screening Scholarship Film Festival
School procedural justice and being pushed out
There is a growing body of research that explores how school punishment practices are disrupting educational progress. It is also known that educational success and failure are linked to sex and racial/ethnic inequalities. What remains less known is how school punishment and student perceptions of just and fair punishment practices are related to sex and racial/ethnic disparities, specifically with the likelihood of being pushed out. This study u…
Mi Lucha es Tu Lucha; Tu Lucha es Mi Lucha”
This practitioner inquiry article examines the role that multimodal literacy plays in the organizing of Latinx immigrant youth in the U.S. Co-written by two of the youth who participated in this research, alongside the fellow immigrant activist who designed and carried out the year-long study, this paper analyzes a subset of qualitative data from the research and argues that young Latinx immigrant organizers are organic intellectuals who, as gras…
A Multimodal Review of the 2015 Screening Scholarship Film Festival
School procedural justice and being pushed out
There is a growing body of research that explores how school punishment practices are disrupting educational progress. It is also known that educational success and failure are linked to sex and racial/ethnic inequalities. What remains less known is how school punishment and student perceptions of just and fair punishment practices are related to sex and racial/ethnic disparities, specifically with the likelihood of being pushed out. This study u…
Our Community Is Filled with Experts”
Anti-immigrant legal violence and grassroots organizing against it have fundamentally shaped the lives of immigrant children and families in the US. This article inquires into the intergenerational literacy, teaching, and learning practices of Latinx immigrants’ political mobilization, drawing on qualitative data from a larger yearlong practitioner inquiry study that involved observant participant field notes, artifacts, photographs, and in-depth…
In Dialogue
With funding from the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Marva Cappello, Jennifer D. Turner, and Angela M. Wiseman convened a group of critical multimodal scholars in April 2022 to initiate a national agenda that prioritizes the use of visual and multimodal methodologies to promote educational equity and racial justice for youth of color. Our conference gathering included Reka Barton, Darielle Blevins, Justin Coles, Autumn A. Griff…
Mi Lucha es Tu Lucha; Tu Lucha es Mi Lucha”
This practitioner inquiry article examines the role that multimodal literacy plays in the organizing of Latinx immigrant youth in the U.S. Co-written by two of the youth who participated in this research, alongside the fellow immigrant activist who designed and carried out the year-long study, this paper analyzes a subset of qualitative data from the research and argues that young Latinx immigrant organizers are organic intellectuals who, as gras…
“ I Have Been Getting Involved for My Children
This study examines the immigrant rights practices of one un/documented Latina mother who organizes with her children for immigrant rights in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Findings show the ways she conceptualizes her immigrant rights organizing as parental engagement in her children’s education. Implications highlight the need for education practitioners/scholars to include community organizing in their understanding of what counts as family/paren…
“Estás Luchando…Por Toda La Comunidad”
This study examines the communal organizing literacies of Latine/x immigrant families who organize for immigrant rights in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drawing from a subset of qualitative data (e.g., observant-participant fieldnotes, open-ended interviews, member checks, artifacts, and photographs) from a larger year-long practitioner inquiry study with an intergenerational group of 11 un/documented Latine/x immigrants, this research asks: "How d…
“Each and Every One of Us
This qualitative, comparative case study draws on the concepts of coalitional literacy, organizing as critical pedagogy , oppression as intermeshed , and solidarity as pedagogical to address this question: How is solidarity built through literacy practice in two different educational spaces (one community‐organizing based and one classroom‐based) in a large, ethnically and racially diverse, urban context? Through comparative analysis of ethnograp…
A broad politics of justice
Some college campuses are actively uplifting Latine/x educational endeavors. These efforts, whether supported by Hispanic-Serving Institution designations or diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, are intentional about improving the lives and academic achievement of Latine/x students. However, critical educational researchers have highlighted the limits of these initiatives and criticized their role in dampening more radical visions …
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (5 works) · Immigration (4 works) · Literacy (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Politics (4 works)