Screen LibrarySkin color : the shame of silence /
Racism today is so subtle and ingrained that it is frequently not noticed by white people. That does not mean white people are bad. It means they have blind spots and the way they have taught their young has not changed in over a century. They often unconsciously have held that which prevents them f...
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| Main Authors: | |
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| Published: |
Sense Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Rotterdam : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Transgressions: cultural studies and education ;
101 |
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| Summary: |
Racism today is so subtle and ingrained that it is frequently not noticed by white people. That does not mean white people are bad. It means they have blind spots and the way they have taught their young has not changed in over a century. They often unconsciously have held that which prevents them from noticeably reducing negative skin color reactions. This book offers different and new ways to promoting the unlearning of that which continues racial and other injustices. Whites in particular have been silent about how our culture treats people with different skin colors. Let us explore wheth |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 121 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-115) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789462094987 (paperback) : 9462094985 (paperback) 9789462094994 (hardcover) 9462094993 (hardcover) 9789462095007 (e-book) 9462095000 (e-book) |
| Index Number: | E184 |
| CLC: | D771.262 |
| Call Number: | D771.262/P961 |
| Contents: | 1. A skin color guide: in and out of school -- 2. Semi-racist curricula -- 3. Absurd racism reduction -- 4. The education system and racism -- 5. Words and quality learning -- 6. A resolution -- 7. Quality learning and unlearning. |