Dr. Carole Roy
Books
Roy, C. (2016). Documentary film festivals: Transformative learning, community building, and solidarity. Sense Publishers.
Butterwick, S., & Roy, C. (2016). Working the margins of community-based adult learning: The power of arts-making in finding voice and creating conditions for seeing/listening. Sense Publishers.
Roy, C. (2004). The Raging Grannies: Wild hats, cheeky songs, and witty actions for a better world. Black Rose Books.
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Co-editor, Special Issue – Refereed Academic Journal on Adult Education
Mantas, K., & Roy, C. (Eds.). (2020). Learning and teaching: Artful narratives of transformation. [Special Issue]. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 32(2).
Mantas, K., & Roy, C. (Eds.). (2020). Introduction. Learning and teaching: Artful narratives of transformation. [Special Issue]. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 32(2), i-v.
Butterwick, S., & Roy, C. (Eds.). (2018). Arts-making and adult education: Community settings [Special Issue]. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 30(2).
Butterwick, S., & Roy, C. (Eds.). (2018). Introduction. Arts-making and adult education: Community settings [Special Issue]. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 30(2), 2-9.
Refereed Articles
Roy, C., & McVicar, L. (2023). Screening inspiration: From documentary film festivals to carceral setting. Journal of Festive Studies, 4(1), 101-115. https://doi.org/10.33823/jfs.2022.4.1
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McVicar, L., & Roy, C. (2022). ‘Eye-opening’: Case study of a documentary film series in a carceral setting. Studies in the Education of Adults Special Edition.
English, L., & Roy, C. (2015). Teaching the truth: Difficulties with social justice and social class in graduate school. Educational Considerations Journal, 42(3), 22-28.
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Roy, C. (2014). Telling stories of resistance and change: Organizers of film festivals contribute to media literacy. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 26(3), 1-16.
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Roy, C. (2012). ‘Why don’t they show those on TV?’ Documentary film festivals media, and community. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 31(3), 293-307.
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Roy, C., & Eales, J. (2010). Masks and mirrors: From autobiographical reflection to unmasking interdisciplinary collaboration. Reflective Practice, 2(4), 433-450.
Roy, C. (2007). When wisdom speaks sparks fly: Raging Grannies perform humor as protest. Women’s Studies Quarterly, 35(3/4), 150-164.
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​Roy, C. (2005). The Age of Beauty Calendar for flood relief: Photography, community solidarity, fundraising, and vibrant older women. Convergence, 38(4), 69-84.
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Roy, C. (2005). Pesky Raging Grannies: Speaking truth to power with wisdom, humour and spunky actions. Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, 7(2), 13-23.
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Roy, C. (2000). Raging Grannies and environmental issues: Humour and creativity in educative protests. Convergence, 33(4), 6-17
Chapters
Roy, C. (2021). When wisdom speaks sparks fly: Raging Grannies perform humor as protest. Reprinted in K. Mantas & M. Dumont (Eds.), Grandmothers and grandmothering: Weaving creative and scholarly perspectives in honour of our women elders (pp. 193-209). Demeter Press. [Revised previously printed article]
Roy, C. (2020). Coming to a screen near you: Documentaries of inspiring stories of individual and community change. In D. E. Clover, D. Suriani, H. Gelderman, & K. Sanford (2020), Feminist adult educators’ guide to aesthetic, creative and disruptive strategies in museums and community (pp. 208-219). University of Victoria Gender Justice, Creative Pedagogies and Arts Based Research Group.
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Butterwick, S., & Roy, C. (2020). Finding voice and engaging audiences: The power of arts-based community engagement. In B. Grummell & F. Fergal (Eds.), Doing critical and creative research in adult education (pp. 89-99). Sense Publishers.
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Roy, C. (2018). Introduction to section 1: Activisms now and still. In M. Chazan, M. Baldwin, & P. Evans (Ed.), Activist aging: Older, bolder, and changing the world (pp. 24-27). Women’s Press.
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Butterwick, S., & Roy, C. (2017). Voice and engagement: The power of arts-based adult learning. In S. Conceição, L. G. Martin, & A. B. Knox (Eds.), Mapping the field of adult & continuing education; An international compendium: Volume 2 (pp. 197-200). Stylus Publishing.
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Roy, C. (2017). Older women, humor, and social activism. In B. Papenburg (Ed.), Gender: Laughter (pp. 199-214). Macmillan Reference.
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Roy, C. (2016). Amplifying voices: Film festivals as outreach. In S. Butterwick & C. Roy (Eds.), Working the margins of community-based adult learning: The power of arts-making in finding voice and creating conditions for seeing/listening (pp. 51-60). Sense Publishers.
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Butterwick, S., & Roy, C. (2016). Introduction. In S. Butterwick & C. Roy (Eds.), Working the margins of community-based adult learning: The power of arts-making in finding voice and creating conditions for seeing/listening (pp. ix-xiii). Sense Publishers.
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​Roy, C. (2015). More than laughter: Raging Grannies and leadership. In D. Clover, S. Butterwick, & L. Collins (Eds.), Women, adult education and leadership in Canada (pp. 231-241). Thompson Publishing.
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Roy, C. (2010). The Age of Beauty: A story of consciousness. In Darlene Clover, Shirley Follen, & Budd Hall (Eds.), The nature of transformation: Environmental adult education (pp. 117-118). Between the Lines Press. (Invited to summarize an article published in 2006 in Convergence, 38(4), 69-84).
​Roy, C. (2009). Agency and active citizenship through song writing and musical performance: The Raging Grannies’ lessons for music education. In E. Gould, J. Countryman, C. Morton, & L. Stewart Rose (Eds.), Exploring social justice: How music education might matter (pp. 304-316). Canadian Music Educators' Association.
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Roy, C. (2009). The Raging Grannies: Outrageous hats, satirical songs, and civil disobedience. In G. Macdonald & E. Faulkner (Eds.), Victims no more: Resistance, women and the law (pp. 77-94).
Fernwood Books.
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Roy, C. (2009). The Raging Grannies: Meddlesome crones protest with wit and flair. In J. Klaehn (Ed.), Roadblocks to equality: Women challenging boundaries (pp. 182-204). Black Rose Books.
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Roy, C. (2008). Defying the thesis template to honour the Raging Grannies: A brief history of a long journey. In J. G. Knowles, S. Promislow, & A. L. Cole (Eds.), Creating scholartistry: Imagining the arts-informed thesis or dissertation (pp. 53-57). Backalong Books and the Centre for Arts-informed Research.
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Roy, C. (2002). The transformative power of creative dissent: The Raging Grannies’ legacy. In E. V. O’Sullivan, A. Morrell, & M.A. O’Connor (Eds.), Expanding the boundaries of transformative learning: Essays on theory and praxis (pp. 257-271). Palgrave.
Reprints
Roy, C. (2014). When wisdom speaks sparks fly: Raging Grannies perform humor as protest. Reprinted in Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism, 58, 8-12.
Artistic Creations: Films & Exhibition
Isacsson, M., & Clarke, J. (directors), & Roy, C. (writer). (2014). Granny Power! Documentary film. Pleiades Productions.
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Isacsson, M. (director), & Roy, C. (writer). (2010). Les Super Mémés. Documentary film (French). Vidéo-Femmes.
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Roy, C., & Eales, J. (2007). Exhibition Unmasking collaboration: Reflecting a fine balance. Human Ecology Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
Articles (non-refereed)
Roy, C. (2009). The Raging Grannies: Creative activism rooted in a sense of local and global community. Concept: The Journal of Contemporary Community Education Practice Theory, 19(1), 27-31.
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Roy, C. (2006). The irreverent Raging Grannies: Humour as protest. Canadian Woman’s Studies/Les cahiers de la femme, 25(3/4), 141-148.
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Roy, C. (2006). Earth’s beauty is fading: Mischievous Raging Grannies to the rescue. Women & Environments International Magazine, 72/73, 27-29.
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Roy, C. (2004). The Raging Grannies, blazing a trail of humorous protests: Meddlesome crones make it their business to keep an eye on the world. Canadian Dimension, 38(6), 22-26.
Encyclopedia Entries
​Roy, C. (2007). Raging Grannies. Encyclopedia on activism and social justice. Editors: Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn Herr (pp. 1194-1195). SAGE.
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Roy, C. (2007). Women’s collective actions. Encyclopedia on activism and social justice. Editors: Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn Herr (pp. 1479-1482). SAGE.
Technical Reports
Roy, C. (2009). Taking a documentary film festival on the road: Report on film festivals in Sydney and Inverness, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Report completed for the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre/Canadian Council on Learning (ALKC).
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Roy, C., & Eales, J. (2007). Unmasking collaboration within HCIC: Reflecting on a fine balance. Technical report completed as part of Dr. Carole Roy’s post-doctoral fellowship with the SSHRC-funded MCRI Hidden Costs, Invisible Contributions (HCIC) Research Program.
Academic Conferences – Proceedings
Roy, C. (2022). Memory and identity in the time of the Internet. An autoethnography. Proceedings of the Adult Education in Global Times Conference/Actes de la conférence l’éducation des adults dans les temps globaux (39th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference (CASAE)), pp. 289-295. Ed. Roula Hawa. (Online conference)
Roy, C., & McVicar, L. (2020). The practice of freedom: A case study of a film and discussion series in a carceral setting. Proceedings of the Adult Education in Global Times Conference/Actes de la conférence l’éducation des adults dans les temps globaux (38th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference (CASAE)), pp. 619-625. Ed. John Egan. June 2020. University of British Columbia, Vancouver. (Conference cancelled due to Covid but Proceedings published).
Butterwick, S., & Roy, C. (2019). Art as lived: Art for life. Symposium (organizers). Proceedings of the 37th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference (CASAE), pp. 46-53. Ed. John Egan. June 1-4, 2019. University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
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Roy, C. (2018). Field staff reflect on working with an international exchange program: Personal and professional transformative learning. Proceedings of the 37th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference (CASAE), pp. 198-202. Eds. Robert McGray & Vera Woloshyn. May 27-29. University of Regina, Regina.
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Roy, C., & Gray, V. (2017). Video making, photography, and digital storytelling with adult learners: A case study of the Antigonish County Adult Learning Association (ACALA) Media Expo. Proceedings of the 36th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference (CASAE), pp. 451-455. Ed. Laura Lane. May 28-June 1. Ryerson University, Toronto.
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Butterwick, S., & Roy, C. (2016). Finding voice and engaging audiences: The power of arts-based community engagement. Proceedings of ESREA Conference, Maynooth University, Dublin, Ireland (Sept 8-11). (Presented at conference by Shauna Butterwick).
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Roy, C. (2015). Prisons the new frontier of human rights? Informal learning through the arts. Proceedings of the 34th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference (CASAE). June 9-11. Université de Montréal, Québec.
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Roy, C. (2013). Community-based documentary film festivals: Their role as alternative media. Proceedings of the Western Region Research Conference on the Education of Adults (WRRCEA). Oct 3-5. Seattle University, Seattle, WA.
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Roy, C. (2013). Organizers of cultural events: Creating community and telling stories of resistance and change. Proceedings of the 32th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference (CASAE), pp. 521-527. Eds. Colleen Kawalilak & Janet Groen. University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.
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Roy, C. (2012). How transformative is a film festival? Exploring the contributions and limits of documentary film festivals. Proceedings of the 31th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference (CASAE), pp. 296-301. Ed. Susan Brigham. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario.
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Roy, C. (2010). Reflecting on the screen and across borders: Film festivals, public spaces, citizenship education, and solidarity. Proceedings of the World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES). Ed. Fatma Gök. BoÄŸaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Roy, C., & Young, S. (2010). Reflecting on the screen: Documentary film festivals and citizenship education. Proceedings of the 51st Adult Education Research Conference (AERC)/3rd Western Region Research Conference on the Education of Adults (WRRCEA), pp. 429-434. Eds. Priscilla Gandy et al., California State University, Sacramento, California. (Same as paper presented at CASAE a few days before this conference).
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Roy, C. (2010). Masks and mirrors: Autobiography, research methodology and representation. Proceedings of the 29th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference (CASAE), pp. 299-303. Eds. Susan M. Brigham & Donovan Plumb. Concordia University, Montreal.
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Roy, C., & Young, S. (2010). Screens, life, and reflection: What we can learn from attending a documentary film festival. Proceedings of the 29th Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education Conference (CASAE), pp. 304-309. Eds. Susan M. Brigham & Donovan Plumb. Concordia University, Montreal.
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Roy, C. (2009). Beyond the headlines: Documentary film festivals and citizenship education. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, pp. 241-247. Eds. Sara Carpenter, Marilyn Laiken, & Shahrzad Mojab, OISE/University of Toronto.
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Roy, C., Whitwell, B., Krekoski, E., & Sutherland, K. (2005). From the edge of time: Young activists learn from elder activists. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, pp. 196-201. Eds. Shahrzah Mojab & Habiba Nosheen, OISE/University of Toronto.
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Brillinger, M. F., & Roy, C. (2001). Learning in later life: Researcher’s initial impressions. Proceedings of the 20th Anniversary Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, pp. 26-30. Laval University, Québec, QC. (Presented by Dr. Brillinger)
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Numerous other Presentations at Academic and Practitioner Conferences
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