Teaching Race and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America Adding Context

This book presents thoughtful reflections and in-depth, critical analyses of the new challenges and opportunities instructors face in teaching race during what has been called the “post-racial era”. It examines the racial dimensions of the current politic

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Teaching Race and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America Adding Context to Colorblindness

Teaching Race and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America

Kristin Haltinner Editor

Teaching Race and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America Adding Context to Colorblindness

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Editor Kristin Haltinner Department of Sociology and Anthropology University of Idaho Moscow, ID, USA

ISBN 978-94-007-7100-0 ISBN 978-94-007-7101-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-7101-7 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Acknowledgments

My deepest thanks go to Drs. Ronald Aminzade and David Pellow for helping me with this project. Thank you for looking over endless chapters, encouraging me as I struggled to complete this project, write my dissertation, and teach four classes simultaneously. Thank you also for your help revising drafts and assisting me as I learned to navigate the book-publishing world. Moreover, I am eternally grateful to you both for your work as my advisors over the past five years. I would also like to thank Joanna Haltinner for her help copyediting this manuscript.

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Contents

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Introduction: Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching About Race and Anti-Racism in the Twenty