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FRANK Talks: Racial Literacy and Social Media – Scottsdale

September 21, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Free
Is This Racist? Racial Literacy and Social Media

Dr. Kathy Nakagawa, Arizona State University, School of Social Transformation

Many parents and educators avoid conversations about race and racism with their children and students, yet young people are regularly exposed to images, stories, videos and statements that reflect racial societal attitudes. This exposure often comes through social media, such as YouTube videos, tweets, Facebook posts and Tumblr blogs. Despite that exposure, many young people are unprepared to discuss race and racism in productive ways, and many parents and educators are unsure how to guide these discussions. So how do we develop a “racial literacy” to have these conversations? Like learning to read and write, racial literacy equips us to talk about race and understand historical and systemic contexts of race and racism, and it helps navigate the parallel dialogue occurring in media. Join us for a FRANK Talk about racism, racial literacy and social media.

Details

Date:
September 21, 2017
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Scottsdale Arabian Library
10215 E. McDowell Mtn. Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255 United States
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Phone
480-312-7323

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