Teaching race and anti-racism in contemporary America : adding context to colorblindness /

Teaching race and anti-racism in contemporary America : adding context to colorblindness / Kristin Haltinner, editor.

This book presents thoughtful reflections and in-depth, critical analyses of the new challenges and opportunities instructors face in teaching race during what has been called the post-racial era. It examines the racial dimensions of the current political, economic, and cultural climate. The book fe...

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Online Access: Access E-Book
Access Note:Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff.
Other Authors: Haltinner, Kristin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer, 2014.
Subjects:
Multicultural education > United States.
Racism in education.
Anti-racism > United States.
Multiculturalism > United States.
Racism.
Anti-racism.
Diversity.
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching About Race and Racism in the 21st Century; Kristin Haltinner
  • PART I: CULTIVATING IN THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION.-Chapter2. Challenging the Myth of 'Post-Racial' America: Revelations from Both Sides of the Desk; JoeFeagin and Jennifer Mueller.-Chapter 3. The Importance of a Race-Critical Perspective in the Classroom; Joyce M. Bell
  • Chapter 4. Beyond the Trial: The Disproportionate Imprisonment of African Americans; Joshua Page and Sarah Whetstone
  • Chapter 5. Confronting White Educationa; Privilege in the Classroom: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations and Models; Melissa F. Weiner
  • Chapter 6. Teaching about Race and Racism: The Imperative of History; Tema Okun
  • Chapter 7. Teaching About Organized Racism; Kathleen Blee and Kelsey Burke
  • PART II. THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION AND CLASS CLIMATE
  • Chapter 8. Getting Students to Say What They Are Not Supposed to Say; Paul Croll
  • Chapter 9. Dealing with Emotions in the Classroom; Carissa Froyum
  • Chapter 10. Hózhó Nahasdlii
  • Finding Harmony in the Long Shadow of Colonialism: Two Perspectives on Teaching Anti-Racism at a TribalCollege; Miranda Haskie and Bradley Steve.-Chapter 11. Teaching Millennials about Race and Ethnicity through First-Year Learning Communities; Carrie Cokely andMelissa Anyiwo
  • PART III. CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS
  • Chapter 12. After Colorblindness: Teaching Antiracism to White Progressives in the U.S.; Jonathan Warren
  • Chapter 13. What StudentsBring to the Classroom: Visions of a ''Post-Racial'' America;Enid Logan
  • Chapter 14. Bringing Students into the Matrix: A Framework and Tools for Teaching About Race and Overcoming Student Resistance; Abby Ferber
  • PART IV. INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES
  • Chapter 15. Transformatory, Community Based Teaching about Race; Rose M. Brewer
  • Chapter 16. Teaching About Race through Sports; John Bloom
  • Chapter 17. Teaching About Affirmative Action; Jennifer Pierce
  • Chapter 18. Unpacking the White Privilege Knapsack; Kristin Haltinner
  • Chapter 19. Connections and Crossroads: Using Memoirs to Teach about Race and Ethnicity in the United States; Kristina B. Wolff
  • Chapter 20. Lessons from 'Cash'; Charlotte A. Kunkel
  • Chapter 21. Experiencing Racialization: Digital Ethnography as Professional Development for Teachers; Nicholas P. Wysocki
  • Chapter 22. 'Veiled for Day': Social Justice Experiments and Race Pedagogies; Jamil Khader
  • PART V. ENGAGING WITH ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
  • Chapter 23. How 'Diversity' Trumped 'Race' at One Elite Research University; Jorge Mariscal
  • Chapter 24. Teaching about Systemic White Racism; Noel A. Cazenave
  • Chapter 25. Teaching About Environmental Justice; David Pellow
  • Chapter 26. Movement for Transformation: Motivating Students to Engage after the Class Ends; Walda Katz-Fischman, Jerome Scott and Ralph Gomes.- Chapter 27. Conclusion
  • Lessons Learned: Pedagogical and Theoretical Strategies for Teaching Race; Kristin Haltinner.

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