Waking from Dysconsciousness: Assessing Racism in Three University Classrooms
Journal for Peace and Justice Studies 24 (2):3-26 (2014)
Abstract
This research provides suggestions for identifying and addressing university students’ perceptions of systemic inequities related to racism and racial privilege.Suggestions are derived from findings of a confirmatory study conducted by the authors in three university classrooms. The project was motivated by theauthors’ on-going commitment to the struggle to eradicate racism and all of its deleterious effects, predicated on the early work of Dr. Joyce King and her conceptof dysconscious racism. The university students’ levels of dysconsciousness regarding systemic inequities related to racism and racial privilege demonstrateddifferences in two of the three categories. Suggestions for increasing student consciousness in the classroom are included.ISBN(s)
1093-6831
DOI
10.5840/peacejustice201424215
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