Radical and Liberatory Academic Writing: Speaking Truth to People and Power for Revolutionary Purposes

Abstract

This article introduces and frames the special issue Radical and Liberatory Academic Writing: Speaking Truth to People and Power for Revolutionary Purposes. The goal of this special issue is to feature articles dedicated to examining: (a) novel efforts to demystify academic writing as a genre and spotlight the problematics and potentialities inherent when choosing to take up radical and liberatory work; (b) various processes and projects that can be advanced through academic writing for revolutionary educational purposes; (c) dynamic approaches for developing productive academic writing programs that speak truth to people and power; and (d) possibilities for cultivating communal, affirming, and equitable academic writing spaces that can serve as sites of healing and transformation.