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2.3: External Readings and Resources
Opening the book…
‘Defining Racism’ – Chapter 1 in Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Beverly Tatum uses this chapter to redefine racism in the context of institutionalized racism and privilege. While somewhat extreme, her writing is important as it calls attention to many of the institutionalized policies and procedures that are beneficial to whites in dominant culture.
Tatum, B. D. (1997). ‘Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?’. New York, NY, US: Basic Books.
McIntosh, P. (1990). White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. Independent School, 49(2), 31.
One of the key ideas to this module and the course is privilege. In this piece, Peggy Macintosh lists different privileges she feels she receives that many other white people in the United States may not see or notice. Part of the idea of privilege is that those who have it are blind to it, and this piece helps to illuminate examples of white privilege.