Race

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Teo, Aaron. 2025. "Race." Sidhu, Ravinder K., Cheng, Yi’En and Waters, Johanna L. (ed.) Elgar Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Education. United Kingdom. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 256-260
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Race

Book Chapter CategoryEdited book (chapter)
ERA Publisher ID1811
Book TitleElgar Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Education
AuthorsTeo, Aaron
EditorsSidhu, Ravinder K., Cheng, Yi’En and Waters, Johanna L.
Page Range256-260
SeriesElgar Encyclopedias in Sociology
Chapter Number65
Number of Pages5
Year2025
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISBN9781035315666
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035315673.00071
Web Address (URL)https://www.elgaronline.com/display/book/9781035315673/chapter65.xml
Abstract

This entry takes as its starting point a critical sociological understanding of race as socially constructed. Framed by a decolonial sensibility, it engages with race as a discursive formation of contradictory forces, facts, and tendencies. I explore foundational concepts and key socio-historic-political moments to interrogate how, through race, power and privilege are established and sustained by the white majority. An interrogation of race opens a space to reconsider notions of merit, deficit, and difference which inform educational policies and practices. Accordingly, key points in this entry include a discussion of ideas foundational to the field of race, alongside consideration of key authors and the contexts from which they speak. In synthesising the main thematic strands that have emerged to date, this entry also considers conceptual limitations via existing debates. It concludes briefly with implications and relevant related frameworks for future studies of race.

KeywordsRace and education; Post-race; Decoloniality; Colour blindness; Whiteness; Racism
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ANZSRC Field of Research 20203902. Education policy, sociology and philosophy
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