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Anti-Racist Pedagogy - Resources for Inclusive Teaching

A collection of resources designed to empower educators from all disciplines in their journey towards fostering an inclusive and antiracist classroom environment.

Decolonizing the Literature Curriculum

Assignments

Open Access Resources

Featured Lesson: Race, Racism and the Middle Ages

American Philosophical Association’s Diversity and Inclusiveness Syllabi Collection – The APA’s Committee on Inclusiveness in the Profession reviewed and approved the listed syllabi as being appropriate for a course that was inclusive and diverse. The types of courses covered is expansive, and includes philosophy of gender, sport, race, economics, art, and much more. These syllabi are useful in identifying diverse readings. You may also submit your own syllabus for inclusion on this list.

Resources for Teaching About Race and Racism With The New York Times

A curated collection of over 75 lesson plans, writing prompts, short films and graphs relating to racism and racial justice.

Learn and create for social justice - Adobe Education Exchange 

Adobe has numerous multimodal assignment examples that incorporate social justice issues.

Journal Articles

Brown, A. L., Brown, K. D., & Ward, A. (2017). Critical Race Theory Meets Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Advancing a Critical Sociohistorical Consciousness for Teaching and Curriculum. Social Education, 81(1), 23-27. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ncss/se/2017/00000081/00000001/art00007

Gordon, L. R. (2019). Decolonizing Philosophy [Article]. Southern Journal of Philosophy, 57, 16-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjp.12343

Grayson, M. L. (2017). Race Talk in the Composition Classroom: Narrative Song Lyrics as Texts for Racial Literacy. Teaching English in the Two Year College, 45(2), 143-167. http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/race-talk-composition-classroom-narrative-song/docview/1980700426/se-2?accountid=14665

Johnson, M. M., & Mason, P. B. (2017). “Just Talking About Life”: Using Oral Histories of the Civil Rights Movement to Encourage Classroom Dialogue on Race. Teaching Sociology, 45(3), 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055x17690431

Nordgren, K. (2017). Powerful Knowledge, Intercultural Learning and History Education. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 49(5), 663-682. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2017.1320430

Scheper, J. (2023). Zine Pedagogies: Students as Critical Makers [Article]. Radical Teacher(125), 20-32. https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2023.963

Uhlig, S. (2021). “I Believe in the Power Art”: Vanessa German, Citizen Artist. Art Education, 74(3), 48-57.

Villanueva, G. (2022). You Must Learn: Sampling Critical Hip Hop Pedagogy in Communication Education Spaces. Pedagogy, Culture & Society, 30(4), 435-453. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2020.1801814