Park includes a number of terms in the Introduction and Chapter 1 that are important to understand. Some should be familiar, others less so. Since we will encounter these throughout the book, make sure you fully understand them now.
In the book White Fragility, author Robin DiAngelo asks a number of disrupting questions. Let's paraphrase one of them, from p.14:
"Is it possible that [because I'm white] there are some racial dynamics I cannot see that take place at work and my daily life?"
What might they be - among patrons? among colleagues, acquaintances, friends? What are some ways that we can practice seeing?
RACE ON CAMPUS:
Debunking Myths with Data
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Discussion Questions
Discussion Facilitator: Susan Vega García
Meeting: Weds., Aug. 14 LMT meeting
Please read the following & be prepared to discuss at our meeting:
Introduction -- pages 1-10
Chapter 1: Black Students & the Cafeteria: What's the Big Fuss? -- pages 11-27
You can always read more of the book at any time, but these are the Chapters we will focus on in our discussions for today.
Discussion Questions
We may not get to all of these questions. They are useful guides for reflection and engaging with key content in the assigned chapters.
1. As discussed by Park, what is the "availability heuristic," and how does it impact our thinking?
2. In the library we frequently see students sitting at the same tables studying together.
3. According to Park, how do the daily lives of students of color at a predominantly white institution (PWI) compare to those of white students? In what ways does participation in ethnic student organizations counter burdens of "existence proof" and microaggressions for students of color?
