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'A powerful, salient and gracefully written study of the corrosive
dynamics of race in Britain from a trusted voice on the subject. We
can all benefit from reading it' Diana Evans In this transformative
book, Nicola Rollock, one of our pre-eminent experts on racial
justice, offers a vital exploration of the lived experience of
racism Miles, a successful lawyer, is mistaken for the waiter at a
networking event. Femi is on the verge of breakdown having been
consistently overlooked for promotion at her university. Nigel's
emails, repeatedly expressing concern about his employer's
forthcoming slavery exhibition, are ignored. Carol knows she can't
let herself relax at the work Christmas party... This is racism. It
is not about the overt acts of random people at the fringes of
society. It's about the everyday. It's the loaded silence, the
throwaway remark, the casual comment or a 'joke' in the workplace.
It's everything. The Racial Code is an unprecedented examination of
the hidden rules of race and racism that govern our lives and how
they maintain the status quo. Interweaving narrative with research
and theory, acclaimed expert Nicola Rollock uniquely lays bare the
pain and cost of navigating everyday racism -- and compels us to
reconsider how to truly achieve racial justice.
How do race and class intersect to shape the identities and
experiences of Black middle-class parents and their children? What
are Black middle-class parents' strategies for supporting their
children through school? What role do the educational histories of
Black middle-class parents play in their decision-making about
their children's education? There is now an extensive body of
research on the educational strategies of the white middle classes
but a silence exists around the emergence of the Black middle
classes and their experiences, priorities, and actions in relation
to education. This book focuses on middle-class families of Black
Caribbean heritage. Drawing on rich qualitative data from nearly 80
in-depth interviews with Black Caribbean middle-class parents, the
internationally renowned contributors reveal how these parents
attempt to navigate their children successfully through the school
system, and defend them against low expectations and other
manifestations of discrimination. Chapters identify when, how and
to what extent parents deploy the financial, cultural and social
resources available to them as professional, middle class
individuals in support of their children's academic success and
emotional well-being. The book sheds light on the complex, and
relatively neglected relations, between race, social class and
education, and in addition, poses wider questions about the
experiences of social mobility, and the intersection of race and
class in forming the identity of the parents and their children.
The Colour of Class: The educational strategies of the Black middle
classes will appeal to undergraduates and postgraduates on
education, sociology and social policy courses, as well as
academics with an interest in Critical Race Theory and Bourdieu.
The Colour of Class was awarded 2nd prize by the Society for
Educational Studies: Book Prize 2016.
'This is a book for the future: it gives us exactly the tools we
need to dismantle racial injustice in our society' Baroness Doreen
Lawrence 'A powerful, salient and gracefully written study of the
corrosive dynamics of race in Britain from a trusted voice on the
subject. We can all benefit from reading it' Diana Evans Miles, a
successful lawyer, is mistaken for the waiter at a networking
event. Femi is on the verge of breakdown having been consistently
overlooked for promotion at her university. Nigel's emails,
repeatedly expressing concern about his employer's forthcoming
slavery exhibition, are ignored. Carol knows she can't let herself
relax at the work Christmas party... This is racism. It is not
about the overt acts of random people at the fringes of society.
It's about the everyday. It's the loaded silence, the throwaway
remark, the casual comment or a 'joke' in the workplace. It's
everything. The Racial Code is an unprecedented examination of the
hidden rules of race and racism that govern our lives and how they
maintain the status quo. Interweaving narrative with research and
theory, acclaimed expert Nicola Rollock uniquely lays bare the pain
and cost of navigating everyday racism -- and compels us to
reconsider how to truly achieve racial justice.
How do race and class intersect to shape the identities and
experiences of Black middle-class parents and their children? What
are Black middle-class parents' strategies for supporting their
children through school? What role do the educational histories of
Black middle-class parents play in their decision-making about
their children's education? There is now an extensive body of
research on the educational strategies of the white middle classes
but a silence exists around the emergence of the Black middle
classes and their experiences, priorities, and actions in relation
to education. This book focuses on middle-class families of Black
Caribbean heritage. Drawing on rich qualitative data from nearly 80
in-depth interviews with Black Caribbean middle-class parents, the
internationally renowned contributors reveal how these parents
attempt to navigate their children successfully through the school
system, and defend them against low expectations and other
manifestations of discrimination. Chapters identify when, how and
to what extent parents deploy the financial, cultural and social
resources available to them as professional, middle class
individuals in support of their children's academic success and
emotional well-being. The book sheds light on the complex, and
relatively neglected relations, between race, social class and
education, and in addition, poses wider questions about the
experiences of social mobility, and the intersection of race and
class in forming the identity of the parents and their children.
The Colour of Class: The educational strategies of the Black middle
classes will appeal to undergraduates and postgraduates on
education, sociology and social policy courses, as well as
academics with an interest in Critical Race Theory and Bourdieu.
The Colour of Class was awarded 2nd prize by the Society for
Educational Studies: Book Prize 2016.
Critical Race Theory (CRT) offers an account of society based on
systemic, deep-rooted racist oppression that saturates our
commonsensical judgements to such an extent that all but the most
extreme racism appears normal and unexceptional, simply 'business
as usual'. CRT is one of the fastest growing and most controversial
fields of contemporary social theory, and education is the
discipline where its most dynamic and challenging work is taking
place. Now, answering the need for an authoritative reference work
to make sense of this sometimes shocking and often contentious body
of thought, Routledge announces a new title in its Major Themes in
Education series. In four volumes, Critical Race Theory in
Education provides a unique 'mini library' that encompasses the
very best CRT scholarship in education. As with other titles in the
series, the collection's hallmark is its combination of the
canonical and the cutting edge: every selection is either an
established 'classic' or significantly challenges and advances
thinking on current issues. The first volume ('Tenets of Critical
Race Theory in Education') sets out the core themes that
distinguish the CRT approach. Volume II ('Whiteness and White
Supremacy'), meanwhile, explores the construction and maintenance
of assumptions and practices that take for granted the elevated
status of white people's interests and perspectives. The third
volume ('Global and Specific: CRT Off-shoot Movements') focuses on
the development of CRT as an approach with an international reach,
while simultaneously retaining space for distinctive developments
that prioritize individual social groups within their particular
historic, cultural, and economic contexts. The collection's final
volume ('Doing CRT in Education') is dedicated to questions of
method, ethics, and praxis in the everyday struggle to advance
research and effect genuine anti-racist change amid systems that
normalize racism and deny the legitimacy of race-conscious
scholarship. The collection has been assembled by an editorial team
featuring some of the leading US and UK-based scholars in
educational critical race theory.
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