The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching

Episode 78 - White Surprise: White People Don’t Know About Racism? Melanie Harris & Jennifer Harvey

January 18, 2022 The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Season 1 Episode 78
The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching
Episode 78 - White Surprise: White People Don’t Know About Racism? Melanie Harris & Jennifer Harvey
Show Notes


Why don’t white people know the tenets, behaviors, patterns, and core values of racism? What’s at stake for not knowing? What practices, rules, and policies might a faculty agree upon to combat white surprise? Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield will host Dr. Melanie Harris (Texas Christian University) and Dr. Jennifer Harvey (Drake University).