This podcast is co-hosted by Dr. Milagros Castillo-Montoya and doctoral student Omar Romandia from the University of Connecticut. It explores what antiracist teaching in higher education is, what it entails, and what challenges educators face
The Anti-Racist Educator is run by a collective of educators of color and based in Scotland. As an online learning platform, The Anti-Racist Educator aims to critically challenge racism by exploring teaching, discussing ideas and sharing learning resources for all to use.
Intersectionality Matters! is a podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of Critical Race Theory.
Teaching While White (TWW) seeks to move the conversation forward on how to be consciously, intentionally, anti-racist in the classroom. Because "white" does not mean a blank slate. It is a set of assumptions that is the baseline from which everything is judged; it is what passes for normal. TWW wants to have conversations about those assumptions: what they are, how they impact our students, and how we can confront our bias to promote racial literacy.
Anti-Racist Self-Reflection Prompts for Instructors
"What we say about race, what we do about race, in each moment, determines what -- not who -- we are."
- Ibram X. Kendi
Anti-racism is a complex and constant practice, in which racism must consistently be identified, described, and then dismantled. Race plays a role in instructional interactions in a myriad of ways. The resources in this section seek to provide a basis for understanding anti-racism in instructional settings, offer ways to move towards anti-racism in classrooms and student interactions, and support the work of incorporating anti-racist and anti-oppressive practices as part of a successful and meaningful inclusive pedagogy.
Getting Started
Take a few minutes to watch The University of Dayton's short video defining Anti-Racism.
Was Anti-Racism something you were familiar with already? Did the video confirm or challenge any of the assumptions you had about Anti-Racism? Did you have more questions? There are more resources to read, watch, and listen to at the bottom of this page.
As for how Anti-Racism fits into Inclusive Pedagogy, remember that Inclusive Pedagogy is partly about breaking down the structures which form power imbalances in the classroom, and racism is one factor which can contribute to a power imbalance.
Next Steps: Request your free copy of the guide The Anti-Racist Discussion Pedagogy, and listen to the authors speak about implementing the tools, syllabus statements, and discussion prompts that you'll find in that text.
"What we are exposed to shapes our worldviews. And in very real ways, our worldviews shape the world, through our perspectives, our words, and our actions. Because of this, educators have a unique responsibility to play an active role in helping students become aware of their role within larger societal and global systems, and to help students build the critical questioning skills and confidence necessary to create change in those systems."
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