Reversing Racism in the Time of Reconciliation? Settler Colonialism, Race, and Alberta Teachers

Authors

  • Danielle Lorenz University of Alberta

Keywords:

settler colonialism, reverse racism, Alberta education, quanti-qualitative method,

Abstract

With Alberta Education planning new policies and curricula that focus on Indigenous content, it is important to see how educators recognize and explain racism. This quanti-qualitative study examines the ways in which Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) members understand and articulate racism through their responses to an anonymous online survey. This is investigated through an interrogation of the idea of “reverse racism.” Utilizing settler colonialism as a theoretical framework, this article uses the history of race as a concept and an exploration of terms related to racism to refute the possibility of white people experiencing racism in Canada. The article concludes that settler colonialism and racism are coexisting and oppressive systems that prohibit reconciliatory thinking for settlers.  

Author Biography

Danielle Lorenz, University of Alberta

Danielle Lorenz is a PhD candidate in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Alberta. Her research examines Indigenous and settler relationships with/in educational contexts. As well as the Assitant Editor for CJNSE she is also a copyeditor for the Alberta Journal of Educational Research. In her free time, Danielle lurks the dark recesses of the internet for cute fluffy animal videos.

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Published

2017-05-29

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Research Study/Recherche

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