Faculty must unlearn racism before they can learn decolonization
Evidence
When the meetings concluded, Chandra and I initially felt a tremendous sense of disappointment. We had not realized how much faculty would need to unlearn racism to learn about colonization and decolonization and to fully appreciate the necessity for creating a democratic liberal arts learning experience. — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress, 84
Categorization
- XREF: Connects with the ‘old guard resisted naming politics’ claim above — progressive pedagogy assumes an unlearning precondition most institutions under-resource. — connects to: Understanding racism requires abandoning commonsense language for a new conceptual framework. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1851; Teaching racism as structural requires shifting from personal character to participatory dynamics. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed:…, 485; Authentic understanding of the Negro requires breaking cultural crystallization (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Racism is learned at school, not innate
#corroborates(0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1108 - Teaching racism as structural requires shifting from personal character to participatory dynamics.
#expands(0.78) — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 485 - Discussing race threatens professorial identity more than syllabus changes do
#expands(0.76) — bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress, 266 - Authentic understanding of the Negro requires breaking cultural crystallization
#corroborates(0.75) - Racism transmitted through normal routine practices goes unrecognized and unacknowledged
#expands(0.74) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1515 - Understanding racism requires abandoning commonsense language for a new conceptual framework.
#expands(0.72) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1851