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| Authors: | Ellen Lurie |
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| Institution: | 1. An associate professor and Program Chair of the Division of Education at Quinnipiac University. She has done extensive research on African American literature and culture and is a diversity trainer who works to promote cultural literacy in schools.;2. is an associate professor in the Division of Education at Quinnipiac University. Before joining the faculty in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program, she taught English for 17 years at South Hadley High School in Massachusetts. Her research areas include first year teachers in urban schools and experienced teacher behaviors and knowledge. |
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| Abstract: | This article examines one university's policies regarding Native mascots and ethnic fraud through a Tribal Critical Race Theory analytic lens. Using the principle of interest convergence, we argue that institutions of higher education allow and even work actively towards a particular form or level of diversity, but they do not extend it far enough. Once racial remedies no longer hold value or benefit the institution itself, the status quo is maintained. Ultimately, the university has an interest in “celebrating” diversity and supporting superficial multiculturalism, but it does not have an interest in critical, social justice-oriented policies that challenge the status quo, the current racial order, or the institution's privilege and power. |
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