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TAMPA, Fla.<\/span>, Feb. 25, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — The Literacy Research Association (LRA) today announced a major keynote for its annual conference to be held on December 2-5, 2026 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The keynote, titled ” Archaeologies of Self and Re-Searching Literacies as Healing Praxis,” will be delivered by Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Professor of English Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Information concerning registration for the LRA 2026 conference, which will include a keynote address by Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, is expected to be released shortly on the Literacy Research Association<\/a> website. Individuals who intend to submit a response to the LRA 2026 Call for Proposals<\/a> are requested to complete this action by March 1, 2026.\u00a0The submission portal for proposals is located on the LRA 2026 All Academic<\/a> website.<\/p>\n

The speakers’ series and associated sessions will explore the conference theme, “Manifesting Quantum Imaginaries: Re-searching Literacies as a Transcontextual Enterprise,” inviting a metaphorical reimagination of literacies through a quantum lens and emphasizing literacy as a dynamic, transcontextual practice.<\/p>\n

Keynote Details<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaker: Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Ph.D., Professor of English Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Title: Archaeologies of Self and Re-Searching Literacies as Healing Praxis
Abstract: This keynote emphasizes literacy, research, and teaching as healing practices rooted in self-knowledge and relationships. Building on the Archaeology of Self, it calls for a recursive, relational approach to learning that challenges linear, uni-directional models and foregrounds racial literacy and healing as core to the future of education.
When: December 4, 2026
Where: Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, Honolulu, HI
Access: Public keynote; available via registration for the conference
Connect: LinkedIn (@yolandasealeyruiz-714a24126\/) | Instagram (@yolie_sealeyruiz)<\/p>\n

Lead Organizer Quote<\/b><\/p>\n

“Literacies are not static add-ons to education; they are living, moving practices that unfold across time, space, and communities,” said Patriann Smith, LRA 2026 Conference Chair. “Our keynote speaker’s scholarship invites us to reframe literacy as a healing, collective practice, and to imagine classrooms and communities where literacies travel across borders and contexts all-at-once.”<\/p>\n

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