Oppression and Resistance in Southern Higher and Adult Education

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Introduction: Understanding Mississippi as a Particular Site of Oppression in Education

   • Kamden K. Strunk, Leslie Ann Locke, Georgianna L. Martin

   Pages 1-30

3. Oppression in Mississippi Adult and Higher Education

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31

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   2. Conditions of Oppression in Mississippi Adult and Higher Education: The Legacy of White Supremacy and Injustice

      • Kamden K. Strunk, Leslie Ann Locke, Georgianna L. Martin

      Pages 33-54

   3. Tracing the Development and Entrenchment of Oppression in Mississippi Adult and Higher Education

      • Kamden K. Strunk, Leslie Ann Locke, Georgianna L. Martin

      Pages 55-75

   4. Oppression and Resistance Timeline

      • Kamden K. Strunk, Leslie Ann Locke, Georgianna L. Martin

      Pages 77-107

4. Resistance in Mississippi Adult and Higher Education

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109

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   2. Black Resistance

      • Kamden K. Strunk, Leslie Ann Locke, Georgianna L. Martin

      Pages 111-136

   3. Social Class and Resistance

      • Kamden K. Strunk, Leslie Ann Locke, Georgianna L. Martin

      Pages 137-153

   4. Queer Resistance: LGBTQ Students and Allies in Mississippi Adult and Higher Education

      • Kamden K. Strunk, Leslie Ann Locke, Georgianna L. Martin

      Pages 155-171

5. The Dynamics of Equity and Social Justice in Southern Adult and Higher Education

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173

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   2. Education for Democracy and Resistance in Mississippi: Critical Pedagogy and Liberation in Southern Adult and Higher Education

      • Kamden K. Strunk, Leslie Ann Locke, Georgianna L. Martin

      Pages 175-190

   3. Thank God for Mississippi

      • Kamden K. Strunk, Leslie Ann Locke, Georgianna L. Martin

      Pages 191-201

6. Back Matter

   Pages 203-231

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This book explores the long history of oppression and resistance in adult and higher education, situated in Mississippi. The state serves as a unique site in which intersecting narratives around race, ethnicity, social class, opportunity, democracy, and equity have played out over the past several decades. In this book, the authors highlight the experiences of students and adults in Mississippi who provide both covert, subtle resistance to the dominant, oppressive educational narrative in the state, as well as those who provide active, visible resistance. Using critical pedagogy and critical theory to drive their analysis, the authors highlight the systematic and continuous nature of oppression, and theorize ways forward toward liberation in Mississippi, the South, and the nation.

• adult
• adult education
• democracy
• education
• human rights
• political science
• politics
• social justice
• social science

“It is critical that student affairs educators facilitate regular discussions amongst themselves and with students about issues of racism, White supremacy, classism, transphobia, and other –isms. This book provides a great template for student affairs educators to facilitate these discussions.” (Cindy Ann Kilgo in College Student Affairs Journal, Volume 36.2., Fall 2018) 

“Strunk, Locke, and Martin have succeeded in achieving their goal of promoting dialogue around successful strategies for resisting oppression. This volume constitutes a thoughtful and timely contribution to the education activism literature, with important theoretical and practical lessons for educators interested in social change.” (Matt Nock in Alberta Journal of Education Research, Volume 64.2, Summer 2018)

“This book offers vivid insight and much needed background into Mississippi's challenging culture while shining a light on the potential for the state to achieve social equity and justice through effective collective action.” (Susan M. Glisson, Co-Founder and Partner, Sustainable Equity, LLC, USA)

“An in-depth examination of the racist efforts to deny educational equity for African Americans in Mississippi. This book is a fabulous resource for everyone who wants to better understand this history and how it continues to impact the state today.” (Robby Luckett, Director, Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, USA)

• Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology, Auburn University, Auburn, USA

  Kamden K. Strunk

• Education Policy & Leadership Studies, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

  Leslie Ann Locke

• Counseling and Human Development Services, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

  Georgianna L. Martin

Kamden K. Strunk is Assistant Professor of Educational Research at Auburn University, USA. He is a director of the Research Initiative on Social Justice and Equity (RISE). His research interests include social justice in education, LGBTQ issues, and quantitative methods.


Leslie Ann Locke is Assistant Professor of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies at the University of Iowa, USA. She is a director of the Research Initiative on Social Justice and Equity (RISE). Her research interests include leadership for social justice, schooling for students from marginalized groups, equity-oriented education policy, and qualitative methodologies.


Georgianna L. Martin is Assistant Professor of College Student Affairs Administration at the University of Georgia, USA. She is a director of the Research Initiative on Social Justice and Equity (RISE). Her research interests include social class identity and experiences of low-income college students, social justice in higher education, and social responsibility and activism in higher education.