1. Introduction to Critical Race Theory (CRT)

2. CJ--Stereotypes
What stereotypes are you familiar with? Where do you think these stereotypes come from? Why do they exist? Is there a such thing as a positive stereotype? Why or why not? *Remember your 2 “grates”

3. Activity #1 Step to the Line if…
You are aware of yourself as part of a racial group.
You have been treated differently because of your race.
You have witnessed others being treated differently based on race.
You have treated others differently based on race.

4. Activity #2
You have each been given a card that identifies you with specific groups—race, gender, social class.
Your job is to decide how close you get to stand to the green line based on your status in America today. The closer you are to the line, the higher status you have.

5. Reflection What did you notice during and/or after the activities?
How did you feel about the activities?
What thoughts do you have on the idea of race and privilege?
What factors do you believe go into ultimate success in life?

6. Common misconceptions on the topic of race…
Race is not a biological category, but an idea, a social construction
Saying that color doesn’t matter, actually draws attention to the fact that we are paying attention to the fact that colors exist.
Racism is not a Black/White issue – but also affects everyone in society – White, Black, Latino, Asian, Native American, bi-racial, and multi-racial people – because of the social advantages and disadvantages associated with race.

7. So, what is Critical Race Theory?
It is a specific set of principles and theories that actively question issues of power related to race.
Along with class and gender, it completes the main set of three oppressed social groups.

8. What are the purposes of CRT?
To advance social justice ideas to the general public, and scholars, while also aiming to even out social inequalities
Study the intersections between different groups of minorities. Recognizing that race and racism work with and through gender, ethnicity, class, sexuality and/or nation as systems of power
Study the significance of mass media and popular culture in the distribution of power and the perception of minorities

9. What does CRT ask us to focus on?
Is this good for people of color (we don’t say “colored people”)?
How does this portray people of color?
What conclusions seem to be made about people of color?
What intersectionalities (race + gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality) can you find and what do they mean?

10. What perspective do you take when using Critical Race Theory?
The perspective of the minority, of the oppressed, of the person who is viewed as “other”

11. Simply put…
Critical Race Theory examines how people of different races are portrayed.

12. Let’s try… Take a look at the advertisement from 1875 to the right.
Write down what you see – as if you were describing the photo to me over the telephone…

13. Analysis using Critical Race Theory
Use the questions below to
critique the ad through the lens
of CRT.
Is this good for people of color (we don’t say “colored people”)?
How does this portray people of color?
What conclusions seem to be made about people of color?
What intersectionalities (race + gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality) can you find and what do they mean?

14. Let’s try… Take a look at the advertisement from 1952 to the right.
Write down what you see – as if you were describing the photo to me over the telephone…

15. Let’s try… Use the questions below to critique the ad through the lens
of CRT.
Is this good for people of color (we don’t say “colored people”)?
How does this portray people of color?
What conclusions seem to be made about people of color?
What intersectionalities (race + gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality) can you find and what do they mean?

16. Let’s try… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7OHG7tHrNM
Take a look PSA from 1970.
Write down what you see – as if you were describing the video to me over the telephone…

17. Analysis using Critical Race Theory
Use the questions below to
critique the ad through the lens
of CRT.
Is this good for people of color (we don’t say “colored people”)?
How does this portray people of color?
What conclusions seem to be made about people of color?
What intersectionalities (race + gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality) can you find and what do they mean?

18. More modern… Take a look at the advertisement from 1990 to the right.
Write down what you see – as if you were describing the photo to me over the telephone…

19. Analysis using Critical Race Theory
Use the questions below to
critique the ad through the lens
of CRT.
Is this good for people of color (we don’t say “colored people”)?
How does this portray people of color?
What conclusions seem to be made about people of color?
What intersectionalities (race + gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality) can you find and what do they mean?

20. Let’s try an ad that is more modern…
Take a look at the advertisement from 2012 to the right.
Write down what you see – as if you were describing the photo to me over the telephone…

21. Analysis using Critical Race Theory
Use the questions below to
critique the ad through the lens
of CRT.
Is this good for people of color (we don’t say “colored people”)?
How does this portray people of color?
What conclusions seem to be made about people of color?
What intersectionalities (race + gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality) can you find and what do they mean?

22. Then there is this gem… This ad is brought to us by a Ukrainian travel
company who is trying
to promote travel to
Asia.
What do you think? Racist? Why?
Explain using the analysis questions that have to do with CRT…

23. Questions to ask…
Is this good for people of color (we don’t say “colored people”)?
How does this portray people of color?
What conclusions seem to be made about people of color?
What intersectionalities (race + gender, class, ethnicity, sexuality) can you find and what do they mean?

24. Homework
Bring in an advertisement or commercial for which you can critically analyze for one (or more) of the following:
Race
Gender
Social class
Bring your advertisement or Youtube link on Thursday, February 19th.

25. Out the door… After your analysis, what does it all mean?
What can you take away from this?
What insight does this give you about the society we live in?