Whiteness and Education

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Whiteness as a sociopolitical formation has shaped the very essence of educational spaces and processes in the United States. Drawing upon scholarly perspectives from whiteness studies and educational studies, this course will examine the material and ideological effects of whiteness on teaching and learning in American K-12 and higher educational institutions. By identifying the dilemmas associated with uncritical attitudes toward whiteness as a sociopolitical and pedagogical phenomenon, this course will encourage students to consider more liberatory approaches to naming and negotiating whiteness in American education. This is a graduate-level course that presumes introductory-level prior knowledge in educational studies and critical studies of race.