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Reflexive antiracism : a novel approach to diversity training
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posted on 2013-06-01, 00:00 authored by Emma KowalEmma Kowal, H Franklin, Yin ParadiesYin ParadiesThis article introduces the concept of reflexive antiracism as a response to two major critiques of antiracism theory and praxis: the dangers of essentialism and the elicitation of counter-productive emotional reactions. The article explores these critiques as they apply to two broad approaches to diversity training: cultural awareness and antiracism. Reflexive antiracism offers an alternative to existing approaches through a focus on racialisation and the formation and maintenance of racialised identities in particular. An emphasis on the paradoxes of racialisation and the contingencies of minority and white antiracist identities can promote a realistic and productive understanding of diversity training that may avoid the pitfalls of existing approaches. To conclude, an outline of factors that contribute to reflexive antiracism praxis are presented, drawing on examples from an existing diversity training course.
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EthnicitiesVolume
13Issue
3Pagination
316 - 336Publisher
Sage PublicationsLocation
London, EnglandPublisher DOI
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1468-7968eISSN
1741-2706Indigenous content
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