I am currently working on an ethnographic research project that examines the negotiation of interculturality, identity, and language awareness in the unscripted conversations unfolding in a bilingual Pre-Kindergarden classroom. This action research project is collaborative, and conducted in the context of an ongoing professional development partnership with the school's bilingual-bicultural faculty and staff.
Palpacuer Lee, C. (in preparation). Unlocking the Potential of Museum Objects for Intercultural Teaching and Learning.
Palpacuer Lee, C. & Idnnajem, J. (25-28 January, 2018). Bringing the museum into an Early Childhood Dual Language Classroom. Paper to b e presented in the Symposium Moving through Time and Space : Transformative Intercutlural Experiences with/in/at/through Museums. 6th International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence. Tucson, AZ ; University of Arizona.
In 2015, in collaboration with the Conversation Tree Program Coordinator, Ms. Jessica Hunsdon, I created and participated in the implementation of a conversation café at the Zimmerli Art Museum. The goal of this project was to bring together the local community around language and art, and to create a context for collaboration between community-based organizations (e.g. The Conversation Tree) and institutions (e.g., the university and the Zimmerli Art Museum).
Details about this project can be found at: [Conversation Café website]
More information on the work conducted at Rutgers for community-based service learning can be found at: [Converstaion Tree website] and [Community-based service learning website].
In 2018-2019, I work with pre-service dance educators, in the context of an introductory course on urban and bilingual education. Our group investigates and de/re-construct discourses, concepts, and perspectives through movement, developing and understanding of global tensions such as mobility and migration, social justice, and the relationships between language and power in society.