Description
Book SynopsisDrawing from over two decades of research, this book offers an in-depth analysis of a systemic form of everyday racism commonly experienced by People of Color. The authors make a unique contribution to the study of racial microaggressions by using Critical Race Theory to develop the concepts, frameworks, and models provided in this book.
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Series Foreword vii James A. Banks
- Acknowledgments xv
- Artist’s Statement xix
- Luis-Genaro Garcia
- Introduction: Origin Stories: How We Came to Study Racial Microaggressions 1
- Danny’s Story 1
- Lindsay’s Story 8
- Our Stories Coming Together to Further Theorize Racial Microaggressions 14
- Overview of the Book 17
- 1. Laying the Conceptual Groundwork for Understanding Racial Microaggressions 19
- Counterstories of Everyday Racism 19
- Majoritarian Stories of Everyday Racism 22
- Recognizing History to Name Everyday Racism 25
- Chester Pierce and the Conceptual Development of Racial Microaggressions 30
- Defining Race and Racism 32
- Using Critical Race Theory to Theorize Racial Microaggressions 33
- 2. Understanding the Types, Contexts, Effects, and Responses to Racial Microaggressions Using Critical Race Hypos 37
- A Critical Race Hypo 37
- Types of Microaggressions 39
- Contexts of Microaggressions 41
- Effects of Microaggressions 42
- Responses to Microaggressions 45
- 3. Examining the “Micro” Versus the “Macro” in Researching Racial Microaggressions 51
- Theorizing the Macroaggression: A Tree Metaphor 52
- Macroaggression: The Roots of Racism 52
- Institutional Racism: The Trunk and Branches 53
- Racial Microaggression: The Leaves 54
- Applying the Framework 56
- 4. Racism Within and Between Communities of Color: Internalized Racism 66
- Internalized Racism: The Clark Doll Experiment 69
- Internalized Racist Nativism: El Teatro Campesino’s “El Corrido” 71
- Intergroup Conflict: The “Blexit” Movement 77
- 5. Responding to Racial Microaggressions: Theorizing Racial Microaffirmations 84
- Theorizing Racial Microaffirmations 85
- Examples of Racial Microaffirmations: Existing Literature 88
- Examples of Racial Microaffirmations: Our Personal Stories 92
- Examples of Racial Microaffirmations: Empirical Evidence 94
- 6. Conclusion 98
- Future Research on Racial Microaggressions: Promising Areas 99
- Praxis: Disrupting Racial Microaggressions 106
- Notes 111
- References 125
- Index 144
- About the Authors 155
