The events that occurred during the Crusades, the encounter of Western and Eastern civilisations, led to certain modes of thinking and representations that are still evident today, overtly or subliminally. By revisiting some of the Western and Eastern chronicles of the first Crusade, we hope to capture the source of some of these images and to see…

Thirty years ago, Canada's population was largely homogeneous then. As such, there was no question of what teachers need to teach. However, now that Canada's population has diversified, teachers like the author, ask themselves what culture they need to represent in their class. In this article, the author describes how he lets his class deal with…

Discusses the relative absence of Black and Jewish characters in television programs. Charges that the networks' fear of presenting Jews and Blacks as realistic characters in realistic situations arises from the mistaken notion that the viewing public is uneducated, myopic, and easily bewildered. (GC)

Discusses children's books which have caused controversies pertaining to ethnic stereotyping, labeling, sex instruction, and offensive language, and maintains that controversy is beneficial in that it keeps librarians aware of children's interests. (FM)

This paper argues that using the notion of ambivalence in understanding ethnic hatred can be helpful to educators who struggle to address the pedagogical implications of students' feelings of hatred. It is suggested that, although hate feelings are difficult to change, unraveling the ambivalence in the affective politics of hatred creates…

Museums in particular are educational tools used to create and perpetuate specific ideologies and historical memories. They have played a prominent role in defining the visibility of Indigenous peoples and cultures in America historical memory by creating exhibits of Indigenous peoples based on perceptions and views that benefit and justify…

Employs a Marxian dialectical methodology regarding the historical role of ethnicity within the context of a capitalist political economy. Provides an example of this perspective by presenting the unity of the subjective and objective elements of what is involved in the decision to be or not to be a Santee. (Author/GC)

Many Americans do not distinguish between American citizens of Japanese descent and Japanese nationals, and continue to project stereotyped, and often negative, attitudes toward the Japanese people onto this American ethnic group. American society must work to eliminate this kind of discrimination against Japanese Americans. (Author/MJL)

The author recounts her experiences to show how she became aware of other people's stereotyping of her as a polite, obedient, compliant Asian American woman. (MC)

Criticizes the movie "Schindler's List" as portraying the Holocaust in a profane manner. The author suggests Schindler is a bad choice as a protagonist because his story distracts the audience from the real victims. He views the choice of a non-Jew in a heroic portrayal of this type as one culture's way of popularizing another culture's…

An education that supplies fact rather than stereotype and that deals with reality will correct the misconceptions and distortions that a non-White individual might develop. One result might be a more positive or less negative self-image. A component of this education is the subject of history. (Author)

Outlines the struggles of German-Americans in Chicago, Illinois during World War I. Contends these German-Americans met conflict, hostility, and pressure to compromise and reevaluate their place in Chicago as a result of the war. (BSR)

Examples of claims about racial differences in intelligence that are not supported by scientific evidence are presented, with focus on several studies by A. R. Jensen. Relevant questions that should be addressed by students of racial differences are presented. (SLD)

Abourezk holds that Arab Americans are victims of much racial hatred and stereotyping and that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been the primary governmental agency abusing the civil rights of this group. Revell, an official of the FBI, counters Abourezk's contentions. (GC)

Discusses rape from a social and political viewpoint. Criticizes current literature on rape for perpetuating racist stereotypes and failing to account for the effects of a capitalist economic system on social and sexual relations. (GC)