Episode 6 : Conversation with Dr. Richard Race

Conversations 4 Citizenship

May 28 2023 • 50 mins

Today's guest is Dr. Richard Race, visiting professor in education at Sapienza University in Italy. Richard has two decades worth of expertise in multicultural education, anti-racism education, and citizenship education, and has published extensively on this topic. He's the author of "Multiculturalism and Education" and "Integration and Education Policy Making", both published by Palgrave Macmillan. He has also co-edited "Advancing Multicultural Dialogues in Education" and "Advancing Race and Ethnicity in Education" with Professor Vini Lander.

In this episode, we'll be discussing Richard's thoughts on decolonising the curriculum. We'll explore the challenges facing educators today in promoting a truly inclusive and diverse curriculum and discuss strategies for advancing multiculturalism in education. Stay tuned for an insightful conversation with Dr. Richard Race.

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List of further readings

  • DiAngelo, R. (2021). Nice racism: How progressive White people perpetuate racial harm. Beacon Press.
  • Joppke, C. (2017). Is multiculturalism dead?: Crisis and persistence in the constitutional state. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Race, R., Gill, D., Kaitell, E., Mahmud, A., Thorpe, A., & Wolfe, K. (2022a). Proclamations and provocations: Decolonising curriculum in education research and professional practice. Equity in Education & Society, 1(1), 82-96.
  • Race, R., Ayling, P., Chetty, D., Hassan, N., McKinney, S., Boath, L., ... & Salehjee, S. (2022b). Decolonising curriculum in education: continuing proclamations and provocations. London Review of Education, 20(1).
  • Race, R. (Ed.) (2018) Advancing Multicultural Dialogues in Education, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Race, R, Lander, V. (Eds.) (2016) Advancing Race and Ethnicity within Education, Houndsmills, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Race, R. (2015). Multiculturalism and Education. Bloomsbury Publishing.

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