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The "Wicked Flexibility" of Whiteness in Progressive Educational Reform Initiatives

Tue, April 26, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT (2:30 to 4:00pm PDT), San Diego Convention Center, Floor: Upper Level, Room 7A

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Using Leonardo’s (2004) framing of “the wicked flexibility of whiteness” (p. 42), this session examines the facets and functions of whiteness in recent P-20 educational diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The symposium convenes a group of scholars whose studies span a variety of education topics, including a battle over an anti-racist program in a conservative community; DEI initiatives within California’s teacher education standards; a critical professional development workshop with history teachers; white male college students’ responses to an anti-racist college transition intiative; and an equity-oriented teacher mentoring program. Together, these studies offer insights into the persistent circulation of hegemonic whiteness that resists more transformative projects for racial justice and redistribution of resources and power.

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