White Urban Teachers

Informationen zum Autor Audrey Lensmire is assistant professor at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, where she teaches courses on literacy education. She is a co-founder of the Midwest Critical Whiteness Collective. Klappentext Stories of the lives of white teachers, as white teachers, too often simplify the complexities and conflicts of their work with students of color. Drawing on in-depth interviews with five white teachers, as well as on her own experiences, Audrey Lensmire provides generous, complex, and critical accounts of white teachers, against the backdrop of her sharp critique of schools and our country's awful race history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.Preface 2.Chapter 1: Race and Educationa.Race and Racial Categories: A Modern Inventionb.White Lives c.White Teachers in Schoolsd.Conclusion 3.Chapter 2: Charlotte s Losses: Racial Fears and White Shamea.Charlotte s Work Lifeb.Difficult Reflectionsc.Conclusion 4.Chapter 3: Darrin s Story: Authority and Control in the Classrooma.Darrin s Work Historyb.Darrin Teaches Theateri.Fire and Iceii.The Kissc.Conclusion 5.Chapter 4: Desire, Care, and (Mis)Reading Whiteness a.Confessions of a Quiet Activistb.Paulc.Fridad.Margareti.Graduate Schoole.Conclusion6.Chapter 5: Looking Forward and Looking Back7.Appendix: Research Methods8.References

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Stories of the lives of white teachers, as white teachers, too often simplify the complexities and conflicts of their work with students of color. Drawing on in-depth interviews with five white teachers, as well as on her own experiences, Audrey Lensmire provides generous, complex, and critical accounts of white teachers, against the backdrop of her sharp critique of schools and our country's awful race history.

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1.Preface 2.Chapter 1: Race and Education a.Race and Racial Categories: A Modern Invention b.White Lives c.White Teachers in Schools d.Conclusion 3.Chapter 2: Charlotte s Losses: Racial Fears and White Shame a.Charlotte s Work Life b.Difficult Reflections c.Conclusion 4.Chapter 3: Darrin s Story: Authority and Control in the Classroom a.Darrin s Work History b.Darrin Teaches Theater i.Fire and Ice ii.The Kiss c.Conclusion 5.Chapter 4: Desire, Care, and (Mis)Reading Whiteness a.Confessions of a Quiet Activist b.Paul c.Frida d.Margaret i.Graduate School e.Conclusion 6.Chapter 5: Looking Forward and Looking Back 7.Appendix: Research Methods 8.References