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Rethinking Racialized Language

Decolonizing the Term “Whitepaper

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ID6417302
AuthorsJennifer M Jakobi (0000-0001-8613-7275, Okanagan University College), Jennifer Jakobi (University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada), Vanessa Kitchin (0000-0002-5234-2681, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), Tamara A Franz‐odendaal (0000-0003-4883-2677, Mount Saint Vincent University), Tamara Franz-Odendaal (Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia), Ève Langelier (0000-0001-8911-1337, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec), Rebecca Mccullough (University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada), Haizley Trevor‐smith (Okanagan University College), Haizley Trevor-Smith (University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada)
Year2025
Volume50
Issue3
Pages534-557
Publication date2025-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0705-3657 • E-ISSN: 1499-6642
PublisherJilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences (PUBLISHER • CN)
DOI10.3138/cjc-2024-0029
OpenAlexW4414202602
LanguageEN
References cited28

Background: The term “whitepaper” is used by a range of professionals to describe material made available through non-traditional publishing. Using critical race theory, we investigated whether continued usage is racially insensitive and can be perceived as a microaggression by Indigenous and racialized peoples. Analysis: A focus group gathered participants’ personal and professional views on the term, related issues of colonization and racialized language, and building a new inclusive naming policy. Conclusion and Implications: “Whitepaper” is a problematic term because it is meant to connote authority. Group consensus was to determine a new inclusive, non-racialized term taking into consideration historical context and use

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