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Session Type: Symposium
In the tradition of speculative fiction, parable, and counterstorytelling within critical race theory, this session aims to problematize the characterization of “Becky,” a term specific to white women who engage whiteness, often in gendered ways. This characterization is relevant to education by critically examining who is Becky and how she is characterized, her positionality in education, and how the hope for diversity, inclusion, equity, and racial justice within the P-20 educational pipeline is impacted by Becky. Explorations of Becky and implications of educational practice from a variety of perspectives and contexts will illuminate the dynamics of power, privilege, and oppression tied to the gendered and raced mechanisms of whiteness enacted by Becky.
This Ain't No "Wizard of Oz," Becky: Using Parable to Explore Gender and Whiteness in Higher Education - Geneva L. Sarcedo, University of Colorado - Denver
Two Woke Beckys? A Fan Fiction Conversation Between Derek Bell's White Women - Naomi Nishi, University of Colorado - Denver; Tonia Guida, University of California - Los Angeles
Love in the Time of Beckyism: On Willfulness and Wokeness in Teacher Education - Justin Phillip Jimenez, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Book Club Becky: White Racial Bonding in the Living Room - Amanda Parker, University of New Mexico
Border Becky: Exploring White Women's Emotionality, Ignorance, and Investment in Whiteness - Danielle Walker, University of Colorado - Denver