Lamar Johnson

A conversation with Dr. Lamar Johnson (MSU English) about his new book, Critical Race English Education: New Visions, New Possibilities, published with Routledge (National Council of Teachers of English) series in 2021. Topics include the motivation for writing this visionary book, the school-to-prison complex, racial justice in educational spaces, loving Blackness, and the impact of #BlackLivesMatter on English Education scholarship.

What is Prerequisites?

Prerequisites features conversations with scholars from the Michigan State University Department of English. Each conversation considers recent scholarly contributions made by the guest, providing insight for the application of their work for both students and fellow scholars.