During the Fall of 2018, as a part of its Fall Speaker Series, LLEGO had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Antero Garcia of Stanford University. 

Antero studies how technology and gaming shape youth learning, literacy practices, and civic identities. Prior to completing his Ph.D., Antero was an English teacher at a public high school in South Central Los Angeles. His two most recent research studies explore learning and literacies in tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons and how participatory culture shifts classroom relationships and instruction. 

Based on his research, Antero co-designed the Critical Design and Gaming School--a public high school in South Central Los Angeles. Antero’s research has appeared in numerous journals including The Harvard Educational Review, Teachers College Record, and Teaching and Teacher Education. His most recent book--Good Reception: Teens, Teachers, and Mobile Media in a Los Angeles High School—is an ethnographic look at technology and gaming in an urban high school. 

Garcia, A. (2018). Fitting Into the Franchise: Texts, World Building, and the Possibilities of Creative Expansion. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy : A Journal from the International Reading Association., 61(5), 585-588.

Garcia, A. (2018). Listening, Literature, and the Sound of Text. Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, (4), 465. doi:10.1002/jaal.709

Garcia, A. (2018). The Politics of Reading, Agency, and Participation. Journal Of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, (6), 701. doi:10.1002/jaal.746