Thea Renda Abu El-Haj Livres

Focusing on the complexities of educational justice, the book explores how educators engage with issues of race, gender, class, and disability within schools. Thea Abu El-Haj presents ethnographic portraits of two socially conscious schools, analyzing how discussions about difference can both perpetuate and challenge inequalities. By confronting difficult dialogues, she examines the challenges of addressing or neglecting these issues. Ultimately, the work combines critical analysis with a hopeful vision, offering pathways for educators to translate justice ideals into meaningful actions.

"Tells the stories of young Palestinian Americans as they navigate and construct lives as American citizens. Following these youth throughout their school days, Thea Abu El-Haj examines citizenship as lived experience, dependent on various social, cultural, and political memberships. ... She illustrates the complex ways social identities are bound up with questions of belonging and citizenship, and she details the processes through which immigrant youth are racialized via everyday nationalistic practices." --publisher description.