Resisting the War on "Woke"

Lori West Peterson is Professor of Communication at St. Edwards University in Texas, USA.Lisa Tillmann is Professor of Critical Media and Cultural Studies at Rollins College in Florida, USA.Nicole Richter is Associate Professor of Critical Media and Cultural Studies at Rollins College in Florida, USA.

• IntroductionLori West Peterson (St. Edwards University, USA), Lisa Tillmann (Rollins College, USA) and Nicole Richter (Rollins College, USA)Part I: Struggle1. A Child of the '60s Riffs on 60 Years of Culture WarsChristopher N. Poulos (University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA)2. Grieving the 2024 Presidential Election in the ClassroomAnum Ahmed (Texas A&M University, USA)3. DEI Threat/enedness All Around MeRona Tamiko Halualani (San Jose State University, USA)4. DEI: Didn't Earn ItJayna Tavarez (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)5. The White Woman ProfessorLisa Tillmann (Rollins College, USA)Part II: Defiance6. H.B. 1775: Killing the Flower Moon in OklahomaChad Perry (University of Central Oklahoma, USA)7. Florida as a Five Alarm Fire for DemocracyLaura Finley (Barry University, USA)8. Treading Hate on a Florida University CampusPeyton Silbert (Florida Atlantic University, USA)9. Teaching and Mothering in Post-Roe TexasStephanie Martinez and Lori West Peterson (both St. Edward's University, USA)Part III: Hope10. Feminism on the Front LinesRachel Silverman (Boise State University, USA)11. Signs of Inclusion: Niqab and Diversity in AcademiaSophia Koleno (Ohio University, USA)12. Space-Making as Surviving and ThrivingStevie Munz (Utah Valley University, USA) and Leandra H. Hernandez (University of Utah, USA)13. Student Readiness and Success Beyond the ClassroomBrandale Mills Cox (Howard University, USA)14. Navigating Anti-DEI Politics in the American MidwestSusan Harper (Iowa State University, USA)ConclusionLori West Peterson (St. Edwards University, USA), Lisa Tillmann (Rollins College, USA) and Nicole Richter (Rollins College, USA)About the ContributorsIndex

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