Full Description
Archaeology of Self: The Introspective Educator's Guide to Racial Literacy is an invitation to dive deep into the heart of teaching and the sacred work of self-awareness. It calls educators—and professionals from all walks of life—to embark on a lifelong journey of racial literacy, healing, and the pursuit of a bias-free existence. Blending personal narrative, poetry, and guided reflection, Archaeology of Self offers both a mirror and a map that takes readers through Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz's framework for excavating one's racial identity, confronting internalized bias, and teaching from a place of critical love, justice, and truth.
This is more than a book. It is a living, breathing guide for transformation. Included within are:
Lesson plans designed by educators across the country and adaptable for K-12 and beyond.
Multimodal resources, including video suggestions, journaling prompts, mindfulness practices, and companion readings
A chapter-themed music playlist that sets the emotional and intellectual tone, inviting deep listening, feeling, and reflection
At its core, Archaeology of Self: The Introspective Educator's Guide to Racial Literacy is a blueprint for healing and for the collective reimagining of education as a liberatory and humanizing force.
Contents
Part 1: Excavating the Self: Racial Literacy as a Process and Way of Being 1. Growing Up Bronx: Racial Literacy Lessons from My South Bronx Beginnings 2. From Self-Discovery to Collective Change: The Journey to Racial Literacy 3. Doing the Work Where We Are: Advancing Racial Literacy in Education 4. The Archaeological Approach to Teaching 5. Archaeology of Self as Practice: An Invitation to Teachers Part 2: Excavating the Heart of Teaching, Learning, and Becoming 6. Layers of the Self: Uncovering Teacher Identity 7. An Artful Journey: Excavating Identity and Bias Through (Un)Final Multimodal Storytelling Projects 8. Towards Critical (Self) Love Part 3: Excavating Truth, Healing, and Justice: The Work of Self and Community 9. Archaeologists of the Self: Addressing Trauma, Healing, and Growth 10. Reconstructing Self and Community for a Just Future 11. Purpose Meets Preparation: A National Call for Racial Literacy Lesson Plans 12. Practice Makes Possibility: Sample Racial Literacy Lesson Plans 13. Artifacts, Tools & Resources
