Pedagogies of Race: The Politics of Whiteness in an African American Studies Course

This paper evaluates students' arguments for a color-blind society to avoid discussions related to the continued existence of racism in USA culture. Relatedly, this writer finds that as an black woman her status as facilitator in the classroom is directly challenged, on occasion, and that race...

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Published in:	Ethnic studies review 2011-06, Vol.34 (1-2), p.1-19
Main Author:	Jones, Regina V
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	African Americans Cultural identity Douglass, Frederick Education Educational materials Elementary education Ethnic studies Gender Historical text analysis Hopkins, Pauline E (Pauline Elizabeth) Lorde, Audre Morrison, Toni (1931-2019) Noncitizens Politics Race Racism Social aspects Student attitudes Studies Teaching White people White supremacy Williams, Patricia J Women
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Summary:	This paper evaluates students' arguments for a color-blind society to avoid discussions related to the continued existence of racism in USA culture. Relatedly, this writer finds that as an black woman her status as facilitator in the classroom is directly challenged, on occasion, and that race and gender play a primary role in students' perception of classroom material and how she is perceived. Classroom discussions related to historical texts reveal that structures of domination have slanted perception of black and white people in U.S. culture. Finally, a key to open dialogue about race and racism, primarily for white students, is to explain and demonstrate the invisibility of whiteness or white privilege in American society.
ISSN:	1555-1881 2576-2915