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Readings

How to Teach Kids About What's Happening in Ferguson | The Atlantic
August 25, 2014
How Professors in St. Louis Are Teaching the Lessons of Ferguson’s Unrest | Chronicle of Higher Education
August 26, 2014
Do's and Don'ts for Teaching About Ferguson | The Root
September 2, 2014
The Death of Michael Brown: Teaching about Ferguson | New York Times
September 3, 2014
Knowing When to Teach Current Events | Chronicle of Higher Education
September 22, 2014
Approaching Classroom Discussions about Ferguson | CRLT
University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching | November 25, 2014
What It Feels Like to Be a Black Professor | Chronicle of Higher Education
January 26, 2015
What is Happening in Ferguson? | Current Events Classroom
Anti-Defamation League
Teaching About Ferguson | Teaching for Change
Building Social Justice Starting in the Classroom
Teaching #Ferguson | Current Events in the Classroom
Ferguson Syllabus | Sociologists for Justice
@FergusonSyllabus | Twitter
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State of Exception by Giorgio Agamben; Kevin Attell (Translator) A noted Italian philosopher examines emergency measures such as the Bush administration's indefinite detention of suspected terrorists, arguing that such policies, rather than being pragmatic and temporary necessities, has become a customary method of governments seeking to circumvent the rule of law, and has the dangerous potential of transforming democracies into dictatorships.
ISBN: 0226009246
Crime and Racial Constructions by Jeanette Covington Focuses on how film images of dangerous, hedonistic blacks have assumed greater significance since blacks protested racial injustice during the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Likewise considers how these same films represent black females as prostitutes; drug addicts; and irresponsible, abusive mothers who spawn violence in their children. Because these on-screen images of a violent, apolitical, and immoral black underclass find their way into the criminological literature, the book also takes a look at how criminologists use these images to link crime to underclass culture.
ISBN: 0739125923
Understanding White Privilege by Frances Kendall Knowingly and unknowingly we all grapple with race every day. Understanding White Privilege delves into the complex interplay between race, power, and privilege in both organizations and private life. It offers an unflinching look at how ignorance can perpetuate privilege, and offers practical and thoughtful insights into how people of all races can work to break this cycle.
ISBN: 0415874262
Critical Rhetorics of Race by Michael G. Lacy (Editor); Kent A. Ono (Editor) Critical Cultural Communication.
Call Number: E185.8 .C88 2011
ISBN: 0814762220

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Diversity Across the Curriculum by Ellen R. Cohn (Editor); Jerome C. Branche (Editor); John Mullennix (Editor) Written for teaching faculty in all disciplines of higher education, this book offers practical guidance on culturally inclusive course design, syllabus construction, textbook selection, and assessment strategies. In addition, examples of diversity initiatives are detailed at six institutions: Duquesne University, Emerson College,St. Louis Community College, University of Connecticut, University of Maryland University College, and University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.
Call Number: LC3727 .D538 2007
ISBN: 1933371285
Advancing Social Justice by Tracy Davis; Laura M. Harrison This groundbreaking book offers educators a clear understanding of the concept of social justice and includes effective practices to help them promote social justice and address identity development on their campuses.
Call Number: LC192.2 .D4 2013
ISBN: 1118388437
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire; Freire The methodology of the late Paulo Freire has helped to empower countless impoverished and illiterate people throughout the world. Freire's work has taken on especial urgency in the United States and Western Europe, where the creation of a permanent underclass among the underprivileged and minorities in cities and urban centers is increasingly accepted as the norm.
Call Number: LB880 .F7313 1970
ISBN: 0826412769
Writing Beyond Race by bell hooks What are the conditions needed for our nation to bridge cultural and racial divides? By "writing beyond race," noted cultural critic bell hooks models the constructive ways scholars, activists, and readers can challenge and change systems of domination.
Call Number: E184.A1 H654 2013
ISBN: 0415539145
Talking about Race by Julie Landsman, Steven Grineski, Robert Simmons, eds.
ISBN: 1579225594
Teaching for Social Justice? by Connie E. North What does it mean to teach for social justice? This book puts the term into action for the classroom, community, and personal and professional development. Teaching for Social Justice? sets out a five-fold framework of social justice literacy: Functional, Critical, Relational, Democratic, and Visionary.
Call Number: LC191.4 .N67 2009
ISBN: 1594516170
Is Everyone Really Equal? by Özlem Sensoy; Robin DiAngelo Introduces readers to social justice education, providing tools for developing ''critical social justice literacy'' and for taking action towards a more just society. Is Everyone Really Equal? offers a collection of detailed and engaging explanations of key concepts in social justice education, including critical thinking, socialization, group identity, prejudice, discrimination, oppression, power, privilege, and White supremacy.
ISBN: 0807752703
Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools by Howard Carlton Stevenson Explores how schools are places where racial conflicts often remain hidden at the expense of a healthy school climate and the well-being of students of color. Most schools fail to act on racial microaggressions because the stress of negotiating such conflicts is extremely high due to fears of incompetence, public exposure, and accusation. Instead of facing these conflicts head on, schools perpetuate a set of avoidance or coping strategies.
ISBN: 0807755052