Teaching Race

Tomorrow’s leaders are today’s college students, and there can be no more important task than teaching them to address issues of racism head on. But bringing to life the enormity and oppressive weight of racism is a complex and daunting task. Emotionally charged discussions quickly escalate, students accuse each other and instructors of racism, and the academic norm of decorous calm is shattered. When your carefully prepared lesson plan has been shredded, you need a resource that provides multiple tools, techniques and suggestions for educating students about the current face of racism.

Led by the award-winning scholar and internationally recognized educator Stephen Brookfield, a diverse group of thought leaders and experienced practitioners show you how to create teachable moments to unmask racism. Teaching Race is packed with specific techniques, ancillary materials, and strategies used to model racial awareness and examine racial identity.

With this dependable guidebook at your fingertips you will learn how to:

• Conduct productive discussions that illustrate racism in everyday life
• Sequence instruction for a deepening examination of white supremacy
• Address conflict in ways that increase students’ comfort with ambiguity
• Stop students universalizing their own racial experiences
• Use narrative modeling to illuminate the presence of microaggressions
• Encourage students to uncover their positionality
• Avoid the most common pitfalls of teaching anti-racism

Awaken yourself and your students to the pervasive presence of racism with Teaching Race: How to Help Students Unmask and Challenge Racism.