Racism in the Canadian University : Demanding Social Justice, Inclusion, and Equity

The mission statements and recruitment campaigns for modern Canadian universities promote diverse and enlightened communities. __Racism in the Canadian University__ questions this idea by examining the ways in which the institutional culture of the academy privileges Whiteness and Anglo-Eurocentric ways of knowing. Often denied and dismissed in practice as well as policy, the various forms of racism still persist in the academy. This collection, informed by critical theory, personal experience, and empirical research, scrutinizes both historical and contemporary manifestations of racism in Canadian academic institutions, finding in these communities a deep rift between how racism is imagined and how it is lived. "The mission statements and recruitment campaigns for modern Canadian universities promote diverse and enlightened communities. Racism in the Canadian University questions this idea by examining the ways in which the institutional culture of the academy privileges Whiteness and Anglo-Eurocentric ways of knowing. Often denied and dismissed in practice as well as policy, the various forms of racism still persist in the academy. This collection, informed by critical theory, personal experience, and empirical research, scrutinizes both historical and contemporary manifestations of racism in Canadian academic institutions, finding in these communities a deep rift between how racism is imagined and how it is lived. With equal emphasis on scholarship and personal perspectives, Racism in the Canadian University is an important look at how racial minority faculty and students continue to engage in a daily struggle for safe, inclusive spaces in classrooms and among peers, colleagues, and administrators."--Pub. desc Theoretical perspectives and manifestations of racism in the academy / Frances Henry, Carol Tator Now you see them, how you see them: women of colour in Canadian academia / Audrey Kobayashi 'Doing academia differently': confronting 'whiteness' in the university / Patricia Monture Caribbean students in the Canadian academy: we've come a long way? / Camille Hernandez-Ramdwar 'It will happen without putting in place special measures': racially diversifying universities / Carl E. James On the effectiveness of anti-racist policies in Canadian universities: issues of implementation of policies by senior administration / Enakshi Dua. Contents Introduction: Racism in the Canadian University 1 Theoretical Perspectives and Manifestations of Racism in the Academy 2 Now You See Them, How You See Them: Women of Colour in Canadian Academia 3 ‘Doing Academia Differently’: Confronting ‘Whiteness’ in the University 4 Caribbean Students in the Canadian Academy: We’ve Come a Long Way? 5 ‘It Will Happen without Putting in Place Special Measures’: Racially Diversifying Universities 6 On the Effectiveness of Anti-Racist Policies in Canadian Universities: Issues of Implementation of Policies by Senior Administration Epilogue Contributors Index Edited By Frances Henry And Carol Tator. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.