Reflexive antiracism: A novel approach to diversity training

Ethnicities

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 316-337

  Kowal, Emma ^a   Franklin, Hayley ^b   Paradies, Yin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antiracism; critique; cultural awareness; diversity training; emotion; identity; indigenous; race; racialisation; reflexive; white

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878056466     PISSN: 14687968     EISSN: 17412706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468796812472885     Document Type: Article

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