Student Development and Social Justice Critical Learning, Radical H
This book weaves together critical components of student development and community building for social justice to prepare students to engage effectively in community-campus partnerships for social change. The author combines diverse theoretical
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Tessa Hicks Peterson
Student Development and Social Justice Critical Learning, Radical Healing, and Community Engagement
Tessa Hicks Peterson Pitzer College Claremont, CA, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-57456-1 ISBN 978-3-319-57457-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57457-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017943469 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Image Source/Getty Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
FOREWORD
What are the causes of the traumas of injustice that are suffered by more and more in our increasingly troubled world? How can we mitigate these painful and damaging experiences? More specifically, how can each of us engage with our own pain and that of others so that we can begin to heal and positively transform our suffering? As the negative effects of modernity and globalization continue to intensify and social and political institutions seem unable or unwilling to respond effectively to multiple calls for justice, these questions have come to deeply concern many scholars and activists. The book you are holding in your hands presents one of the most imaginative and practical sets of responses to the above questions to appear in the twenty-first century century. Tessa Hicks Peterson takes major steps in unearthing methods for understanding trauma-inducing structures and behaviors and suggests how to begin healing the web of life that has been so deeply damaged. One of the great strengths displayed by the author is her ability to combine and make accessible the healing and liberating techniques of a Buddhist peace activist, the largely unknown r
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