Full Description
Drawing from over 2 decades of research, this book offers an in-depth analysis of a systemic form of everyday racism commonly experienced by People of Color. Racial microaggressions are layered and cumulative assaults, often carried out in subtle and unconscious ways, which take a psychological and physiological toll on the body, mind, and spirit. The authors make a unique contribution to the study of racial microaggressions by using Critical Race Theory (CRT) to develop the concepts, frameworks, and models provided in this book. Focusing on the lived experiences of People of Color, Racial Microaggressions in Education can be used to disrupt the everyday racism that continues to target so many Communities of Color. Book Features:
Theoretical, conceptual, and pedagogical tools to help all people recognize, respond to, and challenge racial microaggressions.
An interdisciplinary approach that draws from the fields of education, law, policy, ethnic studies, Women of Color feminisms, sociology, history, theatre, psychology, and public health.
Visual examples of racial microaggressions in historical and contemporary life.
Contents
Contents
Series Foreword vii James A. Banks
Acknowledgments xv
Artist's Statement xix
Luis-Genaro Garcia
Introduction: Origin Stories: How We Came to Study Racial Microaggressions 1
Danny's Story 1
Lindsay's Story 8
Our Stories Coming Together to Further Theorize Racial Microaggressions 14
Overview of the Book 17
1. Laying the Conceptual Groundwork for Understanding Racial Microaggressions 19
Counterstories of Everyday Racism 19
Majoritarian Stories of Everyday Racism 22
Recognizing History to Name Everyday Racism 25
Chester Pierce and the Conceptual Development of Racial Microaggressions 30
Defining Race and Racism 32
Using Critical Race Theory to Theorize Racial Microaggressions 33
2. Understanding the Types, Contexts, Effects, and Responses to Racial Microaggressions Using Critical Race Hypos 37
A Critical Race Hypo 37
Types of Microaggressions 39
Contexts of Microaggressions 41
Effects of Microaggressions 42
Responses to Microaggressions 45
3. Examining the "Micro" Versus the "Macro" in Researching Racial Microaggressions 51
Theorizing the Macroaggression: A Tree Metaphor 52
Macroaggression: The Roots of Racism 52
Institutional Racism: The Trunk and Branches 53
Racial Microaggression: The Leaves 54
Applying the Framework 56
4. Racism Within and Between Communities of Color: Internalized Racism 66
Internalized Racism: The Clark Doll Experiment 69
Internalized Racist Nativism: El Teatro Campesino's "El Corrido" 71
Intergroup Conflict: The "Blexit" Movement 77
5. Responding to Racial Microaggressions: Theorizing Racial Microaffirmations 84
Theorizing Racial Microaffirmations 85
Examples of Racial Microaffirmations: Existing Literature 88
Examples of Racial Microaffirmations: Our Personal Stories 92
Examples of Racial Microaffirmations: Empirical Evidence 94
6. Conclusion 98
Future Research on Racial Microaggressions: Promising Areas 99
Praxis: Disrupting Racial Microaggressions 106
Notes 111
References 125
Index 144
About the Authors 155
