Exploring and Resisting Manifestations of Racism and Whiteness

• In Event: Millennium Hotel Roundtable Session 11
  In Roundtable Session: Paulo Freire, Critical Pedagogy, and Emancipation Roundtable

Abstract

Major institutions, including public education, in a democratic, multicultural society should place value on different forms of knowledge, beliefs, and practices. This paper seeks to engage in a critical multicultural dialogue on the complex intersections of power, identity, and Whiteness. The paper aims to link theory, history, and practice to problematize key societal and educational concerns related to Whiteness. The goal is toward transformative change through education, in the spirit of what Paulo Freire called conscientization. Our guiding questions include: 1.) How do we engage in critical discussions related to power, privilege, identity, and Whiteness when many multicultural frameworks dissuade us from doing so? and 2.) How can we connect Whiteness to other intersecting forms of marginalization and identity?

Authors

• Darren E. Lund, University of Calgary

• Virginia M. Lea, University of Wisconsin - Stout

• Paul R. Carr, Université du Québec en Outaouais