IME 744 - Whiteness, Power & Privilege

Unit(s): 3

This course explores racialization and racism through the lens of Critical Whiteness Studies. It is common when studying race and racism to do so primarily by examining the experiences and oppression of people of color. What is often missing from the discourse, however, is the examination of whiteness as the driving force behind those experiences and that oppression. The field of Whiteness Studies, which has grown rapidly over the last few decades, makes whiteness more visible within scholarship on race, racism and racial justice while focusing on the complex ways that white supremacy colludes with racism to create and maintain inequity in society. It also sheds light on white racial identity development and reveals the ways that racism and white supremacy ultimately renders all of us un-whole.

Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
School of Education