Journal of Curriculum Theorizing

Keynote Speakers

Deborah Britzman

Deborah Britzman

Deborah Britzman is Distinguished Research Professor in the Faculty of Education at York University and holds cross appointments in Social and Political Thought, Women’s Studies, and Psychology. Dr. Britzman writes in the areas of psychoanalysis and education, studies in contemporary theory and difficult knowledge in education, and in teacher education. She is the author of five books. Her latest book is The Very Thought of Education: Psychoanalysis and the Impossible Professions.

Janet L. Miller

Janet L. Miller

Janet L. Miller is Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Arts & Humanities, Teachers College, Columbia University. At the 2008 Annual Conference, Professor Miller was honored with the AERA Division B (Curriculum Studies) Lifetime Achievement Award.  Professor Miller served as Managing Editor of The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing (JCT) from 1978 through 1998, and as Chair of the Bergamo Conference during that time frame. Her latest book is Sounds of Silence Breaking: Women, Autobiography, Curriculum.

William "Bill" Watkins

William "Bill" Watkins

William “Bill” Watkins is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Professor Watkins researches and writes on the political, racial and historical forces shaping schools, especially school knowledge. He has presented papers, lectured and traveled widely throughout the world. His life’s work is dedicated to equality, social justice and peace. His latest book is Black Protest Thought and Education.

Invited Respondents to Keynote Addresses

Brian Casemore

Brian Casemore

Brian Casemore is responding to Dr. Britzman’s address. Professor Casemore is an Assistant Professor of Secondary Education in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University. His research focuses on autobiographical inquiry and social psychoanalysis. His book, The Autobiographical Demand of Place: Curriculum Inquiry in the American South, explores the role of place in self-formation.

Susan Talburt

Susan Talburt

Susan Talburt is responding to Dr. Miller’s address. Professor Talburt is Associate Professor and Director of the Women’s Studies Institute at Georgia State University. She has published in the fields of curriculum studies, qualitative research, higher education, and gay and lesbian studies. Her books include Subject to Identity: Knowledge, Sexuality, and Academic Practices in Higher Education.

Petra Munro-Hendry

Petra Munro-Hendry

Petra Munro Hendry is responding to Dr. Watkins’ address. Professor Hendry is the St. Bernard Chapter of the LSU Alumni Association Endowed Professor in the College of Education at Louisiana State University. Her scholarship examines the role of narrative in the construction of curriculum history, educational research and teachers’ life histories. Her most recent book based on over 230 oral history interviews is Old South Baton Rouge: Roots of Hope (co-authored with Jay Edwards).

For more information, view the 2009 Call for Papers.