Danielle Ligocki
In her eighth year as a faculty member at Oakland University, Dr. Ligocki is excited about the work being done to change the field of teacher development. Prior to her time at Oakland University, Danielle Ligocki had been a middle school educator for eleven years, circumnavigating the ever-changing standards and values of public education, while putting the needs of her students above all else.
Her time spent in a historically marginalized school sparked the fire for her now fervent interest in social justice issues in education. This focus guides the ways in which she works with pre-service teachers.
Other areas of research include a focus on youth identity and the ways in which media -- specifically reality television -- affect how youth view themselves and others. This is studied through the lens of liquid modernity, a time in which Zygmunt Bauman argues that all things and people are disposable.
Dr. Ligocki hopes to continue her research and writing in this area, while pursuing new professional opportunities, including acting as the department chair for the Department of Teaching and Learning.
Her time spent in a historically marginalized school sparked the fire for her now fervent interest in social justice issues in education. This focus guides the ways in which she works with pre-service teachers.
Other areas of research include a focus on youth identity and the ways in which media -- specifically reality television -- affect how youth view themselves and others. This is studied through the lens of liquid modernity, a time in which Zygmunt Bauman argues that all things and people are disposable.
Dr. Ligocki hopes to continue her research and writing in this area, while pursuing new professional opportunities, including acting as the department chair for the Department of Teaching and Learning.
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It is through this constant exposure to the media that young people are receiving consistently negative messages about people their own age, as well as people who are often on the fringes of society. These messages that young people are internalizing on a regular basis support Zygmunt Bauman’s theory of liquid modernity and the concept that both things and people are disposable. Our young people are growing up in a frightening time when lives are disposable and when the messages that come their way via media are pervading their lives and initiating a great struggle in terms of both the way that they self-identify, as well as the ways in which they view others. When these harmful messages are coming from the potential future leader of the United States, one must stop and think about potential repercussions.