Using the Critical Race Tools of Racial Microaggressions and Microaffirmations to Examine Everyday Racism in Academic and Social Spaces

Location

Mother Rosalie Hill Hall, Warren Auditorium, 116

Free

DR. DANIEL G. SOLÓRZANO 

PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND COMPARATIVE EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND INFORMATION STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES 

Professor Solórzano will speak to the origins and the current political context of the Critical Race Theory framework as we examine everyday and systemic racism inside and outside educational institutions. He will use the tools of racial microaggressions to examine everyday racism Inside and outside of educational Institutions. Solórzano will focus on racial microaffirmations as one response to racial microaggressions. He will involve colleagues in an interactive dialogue about improving the learning environment to maximize engagement, learning, and discovery for our increasingly diverse community.