The more you understand privilege, the better you will be at recognizing tension that exists across cultures. Racism is among the most charged issues facing us today and all members of society are affected by it. Yet most forums that address race focus on the racially "different”, leaving White perspectives, experiences and identity normalized and unexplored. Through lecture, discussion and experiential exercises we will take a laser like focus unpacking racial privilege, exploring what it means to be White within a society that is racially stratified. We will discuss common ways that privilege manifests itself on an institutional level and how it influences relationships within and across cultures.
