Free Write Summary with Quotes about "CRiT Walking Race, Place, And Space In The Academy" (MWP3 #4)

            The article "CRiT Walking Race, Place, And Space In The Academy" by Mark Giles and Robin Hughes claims that there is still racism in faculties in Universities. They support this claim with a sociological theory called Critical Race Theory, which describes racism as being permanent and a colorblind society being nonexistent. The application of this theory to reality is called ‘CRiT walking,’ which basically means discussing and attempting to use Critical Race Theory to change things in reality, instead of just discussing things. The authors apply Critical Race Theory to University faculties and administration, with the research-backed statement that “the ‘best’ locations/institutions are those with the most homogenous faculties and top administrators,” with the word homogenized meaning “the least colorized” (Giles 692). This statement can be considered a ‘wake-up call’ because it supports the tenant of Critical Race Theory that colorblindness does not occur, despite many people considering that colorblindness does actually exist. Also, the authors claim that minority faculty at colleges are bound by the racist paradigm of what is considered scholarly or empirical research, which causes “faculty of color [to] also begin to second guess their intellectual capabilities, [and] become confused as they are overcome by the tiresome drudgery of trying to fit a different way of knowing into a dominant discourse” of what is considered ‘legitimate’ research (Giles 693).

Giles, Mark S., and Robin L. Hughes. "CRiT Walking Race, Place, And Space In The Academy." International Journal Of Qualitative Studies In Education (QSE) 22.6 (2009): 687-696. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 Apr. 2012.