This week we examine whiteness, white privilege, white fragility, and the role of white educators and activists in Critical Race Theory scholarship. As we come to terms with the horror of the Las Vegas shooting, how do we have real conversations about the protections of whiteness?
Week 5 (10/4): Whiteness
- DiAngelo, R. (2011). White fragility. The International Journal of Critical Pedagogy, 3(3). http://libjournal.uncg.edu/ijcp/article/download/249/116
- Bergerson, A. A. (2003). Critical race theory and white racism: Is there room for white scholars in fighting racism in education? Qualitative Studies in Education, 16(1), 51-63. Critical race theory and white racism Is there room for white scholars in fighting racism in education
- Leonardo, Z. (2004). The color of supremacy: Beyond the discourse of “white privilege.” Educational Philosophy and Theory, 36(2), 137-152. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-5812.2004.00057.x
- Lewis, A. E. (2004). “What group?” Studying Whites and Whiteness in the era of “colorblindness.” Sociological Theory, 22(4), 623-646. http://www.csun.edu/~snk1966/Lewis%20Whites%20and%20Whiteness%20in%20the%20Era%20of%20Color-Blindness.pdf
- Anderson, C. (August 29, 2014)“Ferguson isn’t about black rage against cops. It’s white rage against progress.” Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ferguson-wasnt-black-rage-against-copsit-was-white-rage-against-progress/2014/08/29/3055e3f4-2d75-11e4-bb9b-997ae96fad33_story.html?utm_term=.b8ce65b3ef53
Optional/Additional:
- Harris, C. I. (1993). Whiteness as property. Harvard law review, 1707-1791. https://sph.umd.edu/sites/default/files/files/Harris_Whiteness%20as%20Property_106HarvLRev-1.pdf
- The First White President (Ta-nehisi Coates): https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/10/the-first-white-president-ta-nehisi-coates/537909/