Racial microaggressions can be uniquely harmful to their targets, and yet we often times find ourselves skirting around this subset of microaggressions due to discomfort in openly discussing race, racism, and white supremacy. In this workshop we hope to foster an intellectually humble environment within which to unpack racial microaggressions, address common barriers to intervening when a racial microaggressions is inflicted, and provide tools for successfully intervening in the future.
Learning objectives:
- Identify elements of systemic racism and understand it’s compounding nature, and connect how systemic racism creates a breeding ground for racial microagressions Identify racial microagressions and intervene to disrupt their impact
- Practice emotional self-awareness by identifying emotional barriers to intervening to disrupt a racial microagression
This workshop is designed for master's students, doctoral students, and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact RackhamEvents@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
This workshop is part of the Rackham North Workshop Series although graduate students from all campuses are welcome to attend.
