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Jul 09
Social Equality
On May 18, 1896, Justice Henry Billings Brown delivered the majority opinion in favor of the State of Louisiana. In part, the opinion read, “The object of the Fourteenth Amendment was undoubtedly to enforce the absolute equality of the two races before the law, but in the nature of things it could not have been …
Jul 09
Dixson Discussion
Does the involvement of white scholars hinder the purpose of Critical Race Theory or further it? Having thought about this…What is the role of white scholars in Critical Race Theory (if any)? It has been 3 years since you wrote the article — how has CRT progressed? What singular element would provide CRT with a …
Jul 09
Key Assumptions Underlying Critical Race Theory
Handout from Critical Race Theory on July 9, 2008 Race is socially constructed product of social thought and relations. Racism is normal, ordinary and ingrained into society, making it difficult to recognize. Traditional claims of neutrality, objectivity, and color-blindness must be contested in order to reveal the self-interests of dominant groups. Social justice platforms and …
Jul 09
Critical Race Theory: First Day
one critique is that it uncovers what exists but not how we put it into action The question — what is my race: what the students said: multicultural — EuroAmerican White Mutt African American or Black — the more I read and the workd I do in my writing — am I Black or am …
Jun 24
Is there a Correlation between the Digital Divide and College Access?
Is there a Correlation between the Digital Divide and College Access?RESEV 615: Analytic Paper SummaryLaura Bestler-WilcoxIowa State UniversityJune 24, 2008 Is there a Correlation between the Digital Divide and College Access? The digital divide is not just about having access to the internet and technology; it is about how people utilize it. The digital divide …
Jun 03
Ryan E. Gildersleeve discussion
Allow Ryan — opening remarks or clarifications — with anything that could have been misunderstood. Maybe start with the one you had a reaction to — OpeningI think the group did a great job representing the work — I wish there was a bit more critique. Hopefully this conversation can lead to critique. I applaud …
May 27
FINAL PAPER: Resev 615
Knowing the field well enough to know where entry points exist — it is reading critically and in relation to each other… if you have read 10 articles — how do they relate to each other? You are not reading critically enough… Next week:1 – page single-spaced precis (pretty way of saying an analytical summary …
May 27
Dr. Chang's Discussion in RESEV 615 on May 27
When I look through these questions I am able to group some of them Framing the ConversationWhat is racial diversity?What do we mean by diversity?Why does racial diversity matter?Why does it work? Why is it educationally relevant?What is wrong with diversity?Where do we go from here? Limit to racial diversity — most of my work …