2010-2011 Scholarship Recipients - College of Education

Program
Ph.D., Department of Education, Culture, & Society
Gregory Bourassa
Steffensen Cannon
Scholarship
Why did you choose to go into the education field?
My interest in pedagogy is driven by the recognition
that schools are important political and cultural sites
that play a vital role in constituting and shaping
subjectivities. As such, schools are sites of possibility
that must diligently be cultivated to promote modes of
critical thought and participatory citizenship for a
politically vibrant, justice-oriented society.
Understanding that schools not only promote success,
but also failure, I am also interested in how the structure
of schooling is organized to privilege dominant groups of
students at the expense of marginalized groups. My
work aims to illustrate these dynamics both in their
overt expressions and in the subtle and nuanced
variations of hidden curricula.
About Gregory
Was born in Burlington, Vermont. Has lived in
Indiana. Favorite author is Nathanael West.