Resources on Racism
Compiled by Eliot R. Smith for a gathering to learn about racism from the standpoint of cognitive science, held at St. Dunstan’s Church, Nov. 18, 2017
General/historical background
http://aaihs.org/resources/charlestonsyllabus/ [“Charleston syllabus,” readings and resources on the history of race relations in South Carolina and the US in general]
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ [Ta-Nehisi Coates, historical overview]
Nonconscious bias
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ [demonstration; take test of your own biases]
https://www.gv.com/lib/unconscious-bias-at-work
Combating bias in various fields (academics, medicine, etc.)
http://wiseli.engr.wisc.edu/hiring.php [list of resources; women in science & engineering]
https://www.aamc.org/download/102364/data/aibvol9no2.pdf [literature summary; faculty and leadership recruitment]
https://www.aamc.org/initiatives/diversity/learningseries/346528/howardrossinterview.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/31/opinion/sunday/guess-who-doesnt-fit-in-at-work.html [commentary on the danger of looking for “cultural fit” at work]
Episcopal resources
https://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/topics/state-racism-america [Extensive video of panel discussion, Nov. 2013]
https://www.episcopalchurch.org/racial-reconciliation [links to many resources]
https://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/document/house-bishops-pastoral-letter-sin-racism [1994 pastoral letter]
Lutheran resources
http://elca.org/webcast August 2015 webcast with Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton; page also has links to numerous other resources on racial justice
http://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/race_ethnicity_culture_statement.pdf 1993 “Social Statement”
http://www.loveasrevolution.blogspot.com/2015/08/standing-accused-of-glory-heidelberg.html [responses to the Charleston shootings from a Lutheran perspective]