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Reading- Johnson
Minimum Requirements for this 2 page summary:
-Cover Page (see example annotation)
-Citation at the top:
Johnson, J.R., Rich M., Cargile, A. (2008). “Why Are You Shoving This Stuff Down Our Throats?”: Preparing Intercultural Educators to Challenge Performances of White Racism. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. 1(2), 113-135.
-Introduce the article
-3 cited quotations that stood out to you, what did the text say that you found insightful or important
-What did you learn?
Reading- Johnson Answer
The article is an attempt to address white supremacy and white students’ intense response to the exploration and discourse of racism in class. The key to this objective is to make educators prepared and skilled to manage racism discussion in the class, particularly as to how to deal with white student resistance including acknowledgement of racism. The authors found that some teachers are afraid to initiate discourse about racism due to fear of getting into intense discussion. Some are afraid because they are unsure of what they would reply as a counter argument.