Plugging Into Movement Work: White Racial Justice Action in the Era of Colorblind Racism

<p>This qualitative study explored the practices and consciousness of eight white identified participants, born 1970 or later, who are actively engaged in racial justice action. Although the field of critical whiteness studies has expanded markedly over the past couple of decades, little has been written specifically about white racial justice activists (and activism). This may be serving as a disconnect for white people who are trying to find their way in racial justice movement work.</p> <p>Participants were involved in one or more of the following: community organizing, education, religious work and cultural arts. Research data was primarily generated/collected through qualitative interviews, and secondarily through an examination of participant artifacts and through participant observation. The findings revealed how participants engage (and how they came to be involved) in racial justice movement work. Additional findings detailed participants’ early awareness around race and racism, as well as common tendencies of white people engaged significantly in racial justice action.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

International and Multicultural Education

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Naiman, Garrett

Contributors dc:contributor

• Emma Fuentes
• Shabnam Koirala-Azad
• Thomas Christopher

• Activism
• Ally
• Colorblind
• Racial Justice
• Racism
• Whiteness
• Educational Sociology
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/diss/314

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:diss-1314