Ambivalent surveillance: teaching in the times of anti-woke

This article addresses the current racialized surveillance regime censoring Blackness and targeting educators in public education, known as "anti-woke." Building on critical surveillance scholarship, I develop "ambivalent surveillance" to describe the technologies of social contr...

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Published inCommunication and critical/cultural studies Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 67 - 84
Main Author Willard, Zane Austin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2025
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
affect
ambivalence
Cultural studies
Legislation
Pedagogy
Public schools
race
resistance
Social justice
Surveillance
Teachers
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Summary:This article addresses the current racialized surveillance regime censoring Blackness and targeting educators in public education, known as "anti-woke." Building on critical surveillance scholarship, I develop "ambivalent surveillance" to describe the technologies of social control that implicate subjects in both their complicity and resistance to disciplinary power. Examining media narratives about educators implicated and layering on a discussion of racialization and affect, I argue anti-woke legislation produces educators as ambivalent subjects who negotiate their critical values and job security while managing the white emotions of students, parents, and administrators. To conclude, I consider pedagogical possibilities for combatting anti-woke legislation.
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ISSN:1479-1420
1479-4233
DOI:10.1080/14791420.2024.2439410