Unit 3- Race II

Steps that can take to address

1. Narratives and counterpoints from the point of view of the oppressed 2. Interdisciplinary 3. Push beyond just producing knowledge to pursuing social justice

History of Media

African Americans 1. DW Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, Jazz singer, Amos & Andy, Lion King 2. Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia online

unpacking the invisible knapsack

Article that white people do not notice that they are at more of an advantage than their black counterparts.

Discrimination

Behaviors toward another group, activities that distribute rewards and benefits unequally

Education

Cannon and histories we tell Colonization, shapes identity, education reproduces power relations, 1619 project

Whitewashing

Casting white actors to play nonwhite characters or rewriting characters who were originally people of color to be white

Microaggressions

Interactions between those of different races, cultures, or genders can be interpreted as small acts of mostly non-physical aggression. Seemingly minute, often unconscious quotidian instances of prejudice that collectively contribute to racism.

Selective perception

Once we learn them, we tend to perceive them, take note of those cases that confirm and will interpret situations in terms of those images

Color blind privilege

Perceived fairness of the criminal justice system, our color blindness maintains white privilege, removes from history

White privilege

a special right, advantage or immunity granted or available only to one person/group of people social, political, economic advantages white individuals experience. tends to be invisible to those who possess it. dominant culture tends to normalize white individuals.

Antiracism

attempts to identity and do something about racism

instutitional discrimination

incorporate in society's institutions woven into the fabric of society, embedded in structure and operation of society Ex: redlining, residential

White privilege cont.

majority of white people believe discrimination against racial minorities no longer exists.

Stereotypes

one way prejudice operates whereby images of a racial/cultural group are hold without regard to whether or not they are true Static and oversimplified ideas about a group/social category

Prejudice

opinions and attitudes held by members of one group toward another, resistant to change usually negative Learn from those around us People who are prejudiced against one group tend to be prejudiced against others

Colorism

prejudicial treatment of same race people based solely on their color In addition to color, also other physical traits like hair texture, eye color, nose shape Can effect socioeconomic status, criminal justice system

Important of Race

race is a central structure in society, permeates every aspect of life (micro/macro) the idea that race no longer matters it itself part of an ideology that justifies and legitimates racial inequality

Critical race theory

race- conscious approach to understanding educational inequality and identifying potential solutions Race as the central construct for analyzing inequality Issues of power and racial justice

Racism

requires belief system/ideology beliefs and attitudes that one racial category is inherently superior to another