White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

Peggy McIntosh, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” 1989

A well-known and oft-quoted and referred to piece in which McIntosh lists a number of examples of “white privilege,” focusing in on the idea of privilege as reflected in structures and practices around her. While not specific to teaching, many of the examples she lists are the kinds of everyday things many people do, both in the classroom and outside of it.

Unpacking the invisible knapsack of settler privilege

Dina Gilio-Whitaker, “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack of Settler Privilege” November 08, 2018

An article that clearly refers back to Peggy McIntosh’s “white privilege” article, with another list of examples that while not specific to teaching, again highlight everyday things many people do, in and out of the classroom, that bear rethinking.

Is there space for Indigenous knowledge in academia?

“Is there space for Indigenous knowledge in academia?” Unreserved episode, CBC, Feb. 2018 (46 min).

A 46 min episode of the CBC show Unreserved. Feel free to comment on all of it if you like–but our focus here is especially on the first interview.

A really good resource; several short interviews addressing different aspects of this question. Especially interesting for many profs is probably the first interview with a student talking about being singled out in classes and the behaviours and practices of other students and professors

“Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack of Settler Privilege”

Dina Gilio-Whitaker, “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack of Settler Privilege” November 08, 2018

An article that clearly refers back to Peggy McIntosh’s “white privilege” article, with another list of examples that while not specific to teaching, again highlight everyday things many people do, in and out of the classroom, that bear rethinking.

“White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”

Peggy McIntosh, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” 1989

A well-known and oft-quoted and referred to piece in which McIntosh lists a number of examples of “white privilege,” focusing in on the idea of privilege as reflected in structures and practices around her. While not specific to teaching, many of the examples she lists are the kinds of everyday things many people do, both in the classroom and outside of it.

Decolonize the University

University of Color, “Decolonize the University”

A (now closed) petition that calls for democratizing and decolonizing the university. It’s a very comprehensive list–something here to provoke pretty well everyone on campus. Much of it addresses curriculum, but it also deals with other practices.