Researching for Social Justice: Asian Instructors Teaching About Anti-Blackness at a Predominantly White University

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Abstract

In this paper, we, as Asian Instructors study, reconsider, and redefine teaching about Anti-Blackness in the ongoing/post-Covid 19 U.S. Using a collaborative critical autoethnographic approach, four authors explore how teaching about anti-Blackness reminds them about their own marginalized bodies in white classrooms. All authors identify as Asians, doctoral students teaching undergraduate courses focused on the issues of power, privileges, and social justice in education. Our findings support the idea that anti-Black stereotypes are manipulations of white supremacy that are used to generate racism against Asian (Americans), through four major themes of positionality, pedagogy, pushback from students, and people (community). These findings further highlight the need to identify and address the systemic injustices that enable anti-Blackness.

Authors

• Madiha Mohsin Syeda, Miami University (OH)

• Haniyeh Kheirkhah, Pennsylvania State University

• Jing Tan, Miami University (OH)

• Hannah R. Stohry, Bridgewater State University