Race, text, and the politics of official knowledge

A critical investigation of a social science textbook in Ontario

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2935903
AutoresGoli M Rezai-Rashti, Goli Rezai-Rashti (0000-0003-2931-2385, Western University, autor de correspondencia), Cameron Mccarthy (0000-0003-1946-1811, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Año2008
Volumen29
Número4
Páginas527-540
Fecha de publicación2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDiscourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01596300802410243
OpenAlexW2020757991
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas18

This paper deals with the discourses related to race and anti-racism in a social sciences textbook for grade 12 Ontario students that was published in 2002. It is argued that the complexities of race and anti-racism are not dealt with systematically and cohesively. The textbook does not adequately address the topics of race and racism within the present Canadian social structure, leaving the discussion of complex and controversial ideas concerning race and racism virtually unexplored. In addition, the opportunity to make use of current scholarly work has been ignored or distorted. This is particularly important in light of recent developments regarding the impact of September 11, and the ensuing ‘war on terror’ and the changing dynamic of race relations in North America

Anti-racism · Critical race theory · Political science · Politics · Racism · Social science · Sociology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration