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Diversity, Social Justice, and Inclusive Excellence
(June 2014)
Transdisciplinary and Global Perspectives
Seth N. Asumah - Editor
Mechthild Nagel - Editor
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2016 NYASA Book Award, presented by the New York African Studies Association
An interdisciplinary anthology exploring issues related to diversity, multiculturalism, and social justice.
When students are introduced to the study of diversity and social justice, it is usually from sociological and psychological perspectives. The scholars and activists featured in this ...(Read More) |
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Valuing Diversity
(December 2012)
Buddhist Reflection on Realizing a More Equitable Global Future
Peter D. Hershock - Author
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Uses Buddhist philosophy to discuss diversity as a value, one that can contribute to equity in a globalizing world.
Diversity matters. Whether in the context of ecosystems, education, the workplace, or politics, diversity is now recognized as a fact and as something to be positively affirmed. But what is the value of diversity? What explains its increasing significance? Valuing Diversity is a groundbrea...(Read More) |
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The Browning of America and the Evasion of Social Justice
(October 2008)
Ronald R. Sundstrom - Author
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Considers the effects of the browning of America on philosophical debates over race, racism, and social justice.
This book considers the challenge that the so-called browning of America poses for any discussion of the future of race and social justice. In the philosophy of race there has been little reflection about how the rapid increase in the Latino, Asian American, and mixed-race populations affects the histo...(Read More) |
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Diversity, Multiculturalism and Social Justice
(August 2002)
Seth N. Asumah - Editor
Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo - Editor
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An interdisciplinary reader exploring issues related to diversity, multiculturalism, and social justice.
Diversity, Multiculturalism and Social Justice is a multidisciplinary reader for undergraduates taking courses in a wide variety of topics in Multicultural and Diversity Studies, International Studies, Minority and Ethnic Studies, Women’s Studies, African American Studies, African Studies, an...(Read More) |
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Cultural Activisms
(January 1999)
Poetic Voices, Political Voices
Gertrude M. James Gonzalez - Editor
Anne J. M. Mamary - Editor
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Offers a multiple-genred mosaic of multiple resistances to oppression through a variety of styles and mediums.
This text presents art and writing which is political rather than theorizing about how art and writing might be political. The wide array of voices and styles is one of the book's strengths as it not only offers a multi-faceted approach toward activism and positive change, but also speaks a range of emotions fr...(Read More) |
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Iroquois Corn in a Culture-Based Curriculum
(December 1998)
A Framework for Respectfully Teaching about Cultures
Carol Cornelius - Author
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Provides a framework and an example for studying diverse cultures in a respectful manner, using the thematic focus of corn to examine the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) culture.
"Using American schools to help citizens understand, respect, and value cultural diversity is extremely important. However, efforts in K-12 schools today to teach about 'other' cultures are a mile wide and an inch deep. That is to say everybody is doing it, but almos...(Read More) |
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Cultural Diversity and the U.S. Media
(September 1998)
Yahya R. Kamalipour - Editor
Theresa Carilli - Editor
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Combining case studies and critical analysis, this book examines how the electronic and print media's representation of cultural groups such as African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, and Chicanos contribute to the understanding (and misunderstanding) of this country's cultural experience.
This book provides rich and detailed accounts of how the media filters racial/ethnic identity through economic...(Read More) |
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Making Meaning of Whiteness
(July 1997)
Exploring Racial Identity with White Teachers
Alice McIntyre - Author
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Describes how a group of white female student teachers examined their "whiteness" and developed ways of thinking critically about race and racism in educational practice.
McIntyre describes how a group of white middle- and upper-middle-class female student teachers examined their "whiteness" and how they, as current and future educators, might develop teaching strategies that aim to disrupt and eliminate the oppressivene...(Read More) |
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Educating Black Males
(January 1997)
Critical Lessons in Schooling, Community, and Power
Ronnie Hopkins - Author
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Offers insights into the creation of more effective and empowering schools and classrooms for Black males.
Educating Black Males: Critical Lessons in Schooling, Community, and Power offers insights into how we can create more effective and empowering schools and classrooms for Black males. In addition, it examines the larger social reality of American African males and analyzes theoretical contexts of educational...(Read More) |
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