ERIC Number: EJ1288441
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 19
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Mammies, Brute Negroes, and White Femininity in Teacher Education
Miller, Erin; Lensmire, Timothy
Curriculum Inquiry, v50 n5 p400-418 2020
In this article, we examine two stories about white femininity. The first, written by Danielle, was an assignment in a pre-service teacher education course. The second story is of the fictional Lily--the main character of an internationally best-selling novel. In our analyses, we pay special attention to how enduring racist images and caricatures of black people function in the complex social construction of white femininity. We conclude that teacher education efforts in the United States are undermined by the workings and power of enduring racist stereotypes in the thinking, feeling, and action of white teachers.
Descriptors: Whites, Femininity, Racial Bias, Ethnic Stereotypes, African Americans, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Vignettes, Fiction, Novels, White Teachers, Self Concept
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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