"Race" and Racism in the Classroom: Some Thoughts on Unexpected Moments.

Kobayashi, Audrey

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ERIC Number: EJ613742

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Publication Date: 1999

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"Race" and Racism in the Classroom: Some Thoughts on Unexpected Moments.

Kobayashi, Audrey

Journal of Geography, v98 n4 p179-82 Jul-Aug 1999

Considers some of the difficult moments that occurred while teaching an interdisciplinary course entitled "Race and Racism" at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario (Canada), specifically focusing on the emotional issues evoked by discussion of race in the classroom. States that emotional issues are hard to resolve because they mirror unresolved societal issues. (CMK)

Descriptors: Course Content, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Student Reaction, Teacher Role

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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