The Politics of Desire in Higher Education—A public talk with Dr. D-L Stewart

Too often our work in higher education institutions - including our diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice efforts - are driven by and driven to meet externally focused outcomes. We use benchmark data to measure up to aspirational peers. We devise strategic plans with goals informed by consultants and, sometimes, research findings. However, we rarely examine our own desires for the future of our work and of our academic communities. It is rare to talk about desire in the academy but drawing from the work of Eve Tuck, Audre Lorde, and adrienne maree brown, we will engage the “politics of desire” as a tool for envisioning and strategizing for the transformation of our communities.