Teaching Race, Pushing Back, and Making Meaningful Change

Abstract

In this chapter, I discuss my role as a White woman who studies race in the academy. I examine my ability to use my status, including my tenured status, to make change that can have a positive impact on faculty and students of color, especially African Americans. Moreover, I discuss my approach to teaching about race in the classroom. I also explore the limitations of my role and the reactions to my role by both Whites and people of color.

Citation

Gasman, M. (2013), "Teaching Race, Pushing Back, and Making Meaningful Change", Boyer, P.G. and Joy Davis, D. (Ed.) Social Justice Issues and Racism in the College Classroom: Perspectives from Different Voices (International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, Vol. 8), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3628(2013)0000008005