Changing the Dominant Narrative: A Call for Using Storytelling as Language and Literacy Theory, Research Methodology, and Practice

This special themed issue illuminates the pivotal role the STAR ( Scholars of Color Transitioning Into Academic Research Institutions) program has played in our trajectories as early career scholars of Color. Moreover, the editorial will showcase how STAR served as a space of contestation and humanization for six racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse scholars who have separate but interrelated stories that foreground issues in the field of language and literacy education. To conclude, this article will provide the field with innovative approaches for venturing into new literacies and ways of knowing.