Towards Antiracist Psychological Science
PSYC 293
Fall 2022
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What does it mean to conduct "antiracist" studies that "decenter whiteness"? What investigative practices are warranted and what scientific foundations are necessary for doing innovative, antiracist research? This course takes up these questions, grounding exploration of scientific practices in a fuller understanding of psychology's history and epistemology. We examine past practices that fostered and sustained racist beliefs, consider race theories, and explore key concepts including reflexivity, positionality, diversity, elite capture, race theory, indigenous psychologies, and social justice. These and related concepts along with historical, philosophical, and theoretical analyses are engaged to locate research methods and professional practices that move toward realizing antiracist science. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NSM PSYC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: PSYC105 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (PSYC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
American Psychological Association (2021a). Apology to people of color for APA¿s Role in promoting, perpetuating, and failing to challenge racism, racial discrimination, and human hierarchy in U.S. https://www.apa.org/about/policy/racism-apology
American Psychological Association (2021b). Historical chronology: Examining psychology¿s contributions to the belief in racial hierarchy and perpetuation of inequality for people of color in U.S. https://www.apa.org/about/apa/addressing-racism/historical-chronology
Association of Black Psychologists (2021). ABPsi¿s official statement to the APA apology.
https://abpsi.org/abpsis-statements-on-world-affairs/abpsis-official-statement-to-the-apa-apology/
Borrello, M. & Sepkoski, D. (2022). Ideology as biology. New York Review, Feb. 5.
Henrich, J., Heine, S.J. & Norenzayan, A. (2010). The weirdest people in the world. Brain and Behavior Science, 33,61-83.
Jackson, T.(2019). The history of black psychology and humanistic psychology: Synergetic prospects. In L. Hoffman, H Cleare-Hoffman, N. Granger, Jr. & D. St. John (Eds.) Humanistic approaches to multiculturalism and diversity: Perspectives on existence and difference. Taylor & Francis: New York.
King, M. L. Jr. (1968). The role of the behavioral scientist in the civil rights movement. American Psychologist, 23,180-186.
Teo, T. (2010). What is epistemological violence in the empirical social sciences? Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 4/5, 295-303.
Tuck, E. (2009). Suspending damage: A letter to communities. Harvard Educational Review, 79(3), 409-428.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Course Prerequisite: PSYC 105 or equivalent. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
8 short papers and 1 research project. This courses counts as an elective towards the psychology major. |
| Instructor(s): Morawski,Jill G. Times: .M.W... 04:20PM-05:40PM; Location: JUDD116; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 9 | FR: 10 |
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