190096 SE Special Ethical Questions (2016S)
Critical Whiteness Studies, Diversity, and Multicultural Education
Continuous assessment of course work
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Language: The seminar will be taught in English.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 01.02.2016 09:00 to Mo 22.02.2016 09:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 21.03.2016 09:00
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Friday 24.06. 13:15 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Saturday 25.06. 09:45 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Friday 01.07. 13:15 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Saturday 02.07. 09:45 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course provides an introduction to the field of Critical Whiteness Studies by looking at the genealogy of this research area as well as its relevance to other fields, such as Education, Critical Pedagogy, and Sociology. The class also sets out to question and critically reflect the students own identity positions and standpoints as white (or non-white) individuals and how this awareness helps to look at society in different ways. While most scholarly literature and media examples will be taken from a U.S. context, we will also attempt to see how whiteness needs to be seen differently in a European context, specifically in Austria and Germany. The class thereby also establishes the relevance for critical awareness of white privilege beyond the United States. This is particularly important in light of increasingly diversified classrooms which require teachers sensibility for their personal blind spots with regards to their own whiteness. Making Whiteness Visible is thus a class that seeks to blend theoretical concepts with practical applications for the students own teaching and learning environments, particularly in contexts of multicultural education.
Assessment and permitted materials
Exam Mode: One presentation (or discussion facilitation) of research project and relevant theory during the semester, active participation, and a research paper (or essay) at the end.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Course Targets:
The goal of this course is to familiarize students with (U.S.) discourses on the social construction of whiteness, and the respective intersections with categories such as race,
gender, and class, in their historical and contemporary contexts. Students will gain a contextual framework through relevant secondary literature, and acquire tools to properly analyze situations (educational and otherwise) and cultural artifacts (literature, film, etc.) from a Critical Whiteness Studies perspective. By working on their research
projects, students will be practicing the application of relevant theory and engage in critical interpretations of 'de/constructions' of systems of power, privilege, and invisibility, all related to the social construction of whiteness as an 'unmarked' norm in Western societies.
The goal of this course is to familiarize students with (U.S.) discourses on the social construction of whiteness, and the respective intersections with categories such as race,
gender, and class, in their historical and contemporary contexts. Students will gain a contextual framework through relevant secondary literature, and acquire tools to properly analyze situations (educational and otherwise) and cultural artifacts (literature, film, etc.) from a Critical Whiteness Studies perspective. By working on their research
projects, students will be practicing the application of relevant theory and engage in critical interpretations of 'de/constructions' of systems of power, privilege, and invisibility, all related to the social construction of whiteness as an 'unmarked' norm in Western societies.
Examination topics
The methodology of this course is based on critical pedagogy. In addition to hearing short
lecture inputs from the instructor, which will explain and contextualize relevant theories
and historical time periods, students are expected to actively participate in class dialogue.
This includes preparing the assigned readings in advance as well as working on a
research project on course topics of their choice. Students are encouraged to keep a
journal which will help them to come to terms with their own experiences and observations inside and outside the classroom that are informed by the intersections of various identity categories. The class will also employ Moodle to facilitate blended learning.
lecture inputs from the instructor, which will explain and contextualize relevant theories
and historical time periods, students are expected to actively participate in class dialogue.
This includes preparing the assigned readings in advance as well as working on a
research project on course topics of their choice. Students are encouraged to keep a
journal which will help them to come to terms with their own experiences and observations inside and outside the classroom that are informed by the intersections of various identity categories. The class will also employ Moodle to facilitate blended learning.
Reading list
Relevant Literature (Selection):Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo. Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States. 3rd ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010.
Buck, Pam Davidson. "Constructing Race, Creating White Privilege." In Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study, edited by Paula S. Rothenberg, 32-37. New York City, NY: Worth Publishers, 2001.
Dalton, Harlon. 'Failing to See.' In White Privilege: Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism, edited by Paula S. Rothenberg, 15-18. New York: Worth Publishers, 2011.
Delgado, Richard, and Jean Stefancic, eds. Critical Race Theory: The Cutting Edge. 2nd ed, 2000.
_________. eds. Critical White Studies: Looking Behind the Mirror. Philadelphia:Temple University Press, 1997.
Du Bois, W. E. B. Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880. New York: Free Press, 1935.
Dyer, Richard. White. London: Routledge, 1997.
Frankenberg, Ruth. White Women, Race Matters: The Social Construction of Whiteness. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1993.
Halley, Jean O'Malley, Amy Eshleman, and Ramya Mahadevan Vijaya. Seeing White: An Introduction to White Privilege and Race. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011.
Harris, Cheryl I. 'Whiteness as Property.' Harvard Law Review 106, no. 8 (1993): 1707-91. hooks, bell 'Representations of Whiteness in the Black Imagination.' In Black Looks:
Race and Representation, edited by Paula S. Rothenberg, 165-78. Boston: South End Press, 1992.
Howard, Gary R. We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools. Multicultural Education Series. 2nd ed. New York: Teachers College Press, 2006.
Johnson, Allan G. Privilege, Power, and Difference. 2nd ed. Boston, Mass.: McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Kendall, Frances E. Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships across Race. New York: Routledge, 2006.
McIntosh, Peggy. 'White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.' In Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology, edited by Margaret L. Andersen and Patricia Hill Collins, 99-104. Belmont: Wadsworth/CENGAGE Learning, 2011 [1988].
Mills, Charles W. The Racial Contract. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997.
Roediger, David R. The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class. Rev. ed. London: Verso, 2007. 1991.
Rodriguez, Nelson M., and Leila E. Villaverde. Dismantling White Privilege: Pedagogy, Politics, and Whiteness. Counterpoints. New York: P. Lang, 2000.
Rothenberg, Paula S., ed. White Privilege: Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism. 4th ed. New York: Worth Publishers, 2012.
Steele, Claude. Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us. Issues of Our Time. 1st ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2010.
Tatum, Beverly Daniel. 'Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?' and Other Conversations About Race. New York: BasicBooks, 1999.
Ware, Vron, and Les Back. Out of Whiteness: Color, Politics, and Culture. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002.
Ware, Vron. Beyond the Pale: White Women, Racism, and History. Questions for Feminism. London ; New York: Verso, 1992.
Buck, Pam Davidson. "Constructing Race, Creating White Privilege." In Race, Class, and Gender in the United States: An Integrated Study, edited by Paula S. Rothenberg, 32-37. New York City, NY: Worth Publishers, 2001.
Dalton, Harlon. 'Failing to See.' In White Privilege: Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism, edited by Paula S. Rothenberg, 15-18. New York: Worth Publishers, 2011.
Delgado, Richard, and Jean Stefancic, eds. Critical Race Theory: The Cutting Edge. 2nd ed, 2000.
_________. eds. Critical White Studies: Looking Behind the Mirror. Philadelphia:Temple University Press, 1997.
Du Bois, W. E. B. Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880. New York: Free Press, 1935.
Dyer, Richard. White. London: Routledge, 1997.
Frankenberg, Ruth. White Women, Race Matters: The Social Construction of Whiteness. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1993.
Halley, Jean O'Malley, Amy Eshleman, and Ramya Mahadevan Vijaya. Seeing White: An Introduction to White Privilege and Race. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011.
Harris, Cheryl I. 'Whiteness as Property.' Harvard Law Review 106, no. 8 (1993): 1707-91. hooks, bell 'Representations of Whiteness in the Black Imagination.' In Black Looks:
Race and Representation, edited by Paula S. Rothenberg, 165-78. Boston: South End Press, 1992.
Howard, Gary R. We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools. Multicultural Education Series. 2nd ed. New York: Teachers College Press, 2006.
Johnson, Allan G. Privilege, Power, and Difference. 2nd ed. Boston, Mass.: McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Kendall, Frances E. Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships across Race. New York: Routledge, 2006.
McIntosh, Peggy. 'White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.' In Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology, edited by Margaret L. Andersen and Patricia Hill Collins, 99-104. Belmont: Wadsworth/CENGAGE Learning, 2011 [1988].
Mills, Charles W. The Racial Contract. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997.
Roediger, David R. The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class. Rev. ed. London: Verso, 2007. 1991.
Rodriguez, Nelson M., and Leila E. Villaverde. Dismantling White Privilege: Pedagogy, Politics, and Whiteness. Counterpoints. New York: P. Lang, 2000.
Rothenberg, Paula S., ed. White Privilege: Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism. 4th ed. New York: Worth Publishers, 2012.
Steele, Claude. Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us. Issues of Our Time. 1st ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2010.
Tatum, Beverly Daniel. 'Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?' and Other Conversations About Race. New York: BasicBooks, 1999.
Ware, Vron, and Les Back. Out of Whiteness: Color, Politics, and Culture. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002.
Ware, Vron. Beyond the Pale: White Women, Racism, and History. Questions for Feminism. London ; New York: Verso, 1992.
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