Melanin and the Malignity of Social Constructions of Race

Ash, Anthony; Wiggan, Greg

doi:10.1353/bhb.2021.0001

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“…Although there is no scientific basis for the construct of race as it is a social construction because all humans share 99.9% of the same DNA (Ash and Wiggan 2021;National Human Genome Research Institute 2011;Shared DNA 2005), it was first conceptualized in Europe in the 1400s (Clarke 1995;Wiggan 2011b;Wiggan et al 2014). Race operates to advance power, privilege, wealth, and group domination (Ladson-Billings and Tate 1995;Ladson-Billings 2003;Lynn and Dixon 2013;Memmi 2000;Patton et al 2016;Wiggan 2011b).…”

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Critical Race Structuralism and Charles Mills’ Racial Contract: Pedagogical Practices for Twenty-first-century Educators

Wiggan

Teasdell

Parsons

2022

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

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At the nexus of legislation and education lies a vigorous debate regarding teaching about racial and ethnic relations in U.S. schools. Applying critical race structuralism (CRS), a new contribution to the field, this research explores Charles Mills’ Racial Contract as a pedagogical tool to help meet the needs of twenty-first-century learners. The article examines the following question: How can teaching Charles Mills’ Racial Contract from a CRS perspective expand pedagogical practices for educators? The findings suggest that applying CRS can help prepare educators to engage learners in diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and beyond. This work has implications for teachers, students, policy makers, and global citizens interested in mediating the effects of racism in schools and society.

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