“Even in Danish preschools” – critical montages of racialization in pedagogical practice

Description

Danish preschools and preschool teachers are deeply entrenched in universalism and an ideology of equality. Yet, a growing bulk of research shows that marginalization and racialization take place in preschool pedagogical practices. The first part of this lecture develops and outlines norm-critical and critical race-theoretical perspectives that can help us see how racialization processes play out – even in benevolent practices. The second part of the lecture presents an analysis of how preschool teachers’ pedagogical investments in mundanities such as lunch boxes, clothing, dental hygiene, emotions, and child rearing rest with norms of whiteness and in effect produce racialization. In conclusion, an attempt is made to understand how racism works without racists and how norm critique can help us stay with the trouble of race.

Period	16 Apr 2024
Held at	Södertörn University, Sweden
Degree of Recognition	International