Started in the spring of 2018, our faculty & staff book club created a space for faculty and staff to learn/unlearn concepts and processes related to race and racism. It also provided time and space to collectively reflect on our experiences and uncover and challenge assumptions that influence our ways of thinking and acting in our professional roles as members of the UT Austin School of Nursing and broader community.
Fall 2021 brings a new focus to the Book Club, Anti-Racist Teaching (ART), hence the name change. It remains open to all UT Austin School of Nursing faculty and staff because we are always teaching by what we say and do (or don’t say or do). We meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 12-1. While we encourage everyone to complete the recommended readings, it is not required to join us. This year we will be working through Derald Wing Sue’s Race Talk: The conspiracy of silence and collectively annotating articles about specific anti-racist teaching strategies using Hypothes.is through our Canvas course.
Previous readings include: