Message from SHAE Dean and Black Lives Matter Resources
A Message from Cynthia Scheinberg, Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities, and Education
Because of the disciplines represented in the School of Arts, Humanities and Education (SHAE), we have a special role in the academy to foreground the literatures, histories, philosophies, arts and educational resources on legacies of slavery, oppression and racial injustice, as well as center the voices and the experiences of Black and Brown lives in our country. I am so proud that we have such strong SHAE leadership in so many departments on issues of social and racial justice, and faculty throughout the school for whom this work is central to everything they do in their classrooms. Here, I wanted to highlight some of the resources our faculty suggest regarding the ongoing social protest against police brutality and racial justice in this country, as well as anti-racist resources. As Dean, I support any and all work that can grow our individual and collective capacity to dismantle oppression and foreground racial justice in SHAE courses, programs and pedagogies, as well as in our wider world and country-- all in the name of helping our students and ourselves become (or continue to work as) effective agents of change.
Resources
From the Department of History and Cultural Studies
Black Lives Matter Movement and Resources
Anti-racist resources for all ages
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
Understanding and Dismantling Racism: a Booklist for White Readers
Books about Racism for Adults and Children
We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85: A Sourcebook
From the Department of Education
Resources for Teaching About Racism and Police Violence
From the Department of Philosophy
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Book Recommendations:
The Future of Whiteness, Linda Martí Alcoff
Exploring Race in Predominantly White Classrooms: Scholars of Color Reflect, George Yancy, Maria del Guadalupe Davidson
Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race, Derald Wing Sue
Me and White Supremacy, Layla F. Saad (new! 2020)
Revealing Whiteness: The Unconscious Habits of Racial Privilege, Shannon Sullivan
Black Bodies/White Gazes: The Continuing Significance of Race George Yancy
Our Black Sons Matter: Mothers Talk about Fears, Sorrows, Hopes (co editors George Yancy/ Susan Hadley/Maria del Guadalupe Davidson)
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins