{"id":57867,"date":"2021-06-23T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=57867"},"modified":"2021-06-22T18:13:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T22:13:20","slug":"the-australian-senate-has-voted-to-reject-critical-race-theory-from-the-national-curriculum-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/the-australian-senate-has-voted-to-reject-critical-race-theory-from-the-national-curriculum-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Australian Senate has voted to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. What is it, and why does it matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57868\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/criticalracetheroy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/criticalracetheroy.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/criticalracetheroy-250x132.jpg 250w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/criticalracetheroy-600x317.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Australian Senate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/news\/nsw\/classroom-critical-race-theory-ban-passes-in-the-upper-house\/news-story\/dbeacea64af6e17b02a043df5d55edb3\">yesterday voted in support of a motion<\/a>\u00a0calling on the federal government to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>The motion was moved by Senator Pauline Hanson. Critical race theory, or CRT, is an academic theory developed primarily by Black scholars and activists to highlight the systemic and institutional nature of racism.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pauline Hanson&#8217;s motion calling for the government to reject Critical Race Theory from the national curriculum passes the Senate with support from the Coalition<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kishor (@kishor_nr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kishor_nr\/status\/1406859623387176960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The motion comes after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/nation\/politics\/curriculum-pushes-radical-racial-theory\/news-story\/2bfb3f27df48975438a1808480ee7dcb\">concerns reported in some media<\/a>, such as The Australian, that the proposed draft national curriculum\u2019s is \u201cpreoccupied with the oppression, discrimination and struggles of Indigenous Australians\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A draft of the proposed revised national curriculum was released at the end of April. New\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/proposed-new-curriculum-acknowledges-first-nations-view-of-british-invasion-and-a-multicultural-australia-160011\">revisions include<\/a>\u00a0a more accurate reflection of the historical record of First Nations people\u2019s experience with colonisation, with a commitment to \u201ctruth telling\u201d. This means in part recognising that Australia\u2019s First Nations peoples experienced the British arrival as an \u201cinvasion\u201d. (It also classifies as an invasion according to international law\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/yes-this-continent-was-invaded-in-1788-an-international-law-expert-explains-130462\">at the time<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>After the release of the draft curriculum, a conservative think tank\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/nation\/politics\/curriculum-pushes-radical-racial-theory\/news-story\/2bfb3f27df48975438a1808480ee7dcb\">claimed there were signs<\/a>\u00a0critical race theory was creeping into schools.<\/p>\n<p>Critical race theory is an academic framework that is not part of the Australian curriculum. Learning how, for example, First Nations Australians experienced colonisation is expanding knowledge and understanding about our history. It is not necessarily a direct influence of critical race theory.<\/p>\n<p>Every time race is mentioned in an educational context, it does not mean CRT is being applied.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important the historical and ongoing legacies of colonialism and racial disparities are discussed in the Australian curriculum. Seeking to restrict this discussion by misrepresenting critical race theory is a move copied from conservative United States playbooks.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Parent-Led Rebellion Against Critical Race Theory Is Storming School Boards Across The Country <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5rFY7HnPNG\">https:\/\/t.co\/5rFY7HnPNG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7xwfrYE8Je\">pic.twitter.com\/7xwfrYE8Je<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1406593937830301697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>What is critical race theory?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Critical race theory is a collection of theoretical frameworks, which provide lenses through which to examine structural and institutional racism.<\/p>\n<p>Within critical race theory, racism is viewed as more than just individual prejudices. Instead, it is considered to include a wide range of social practices deeply embedded in policies, laws and institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Critical race theory was developed from the 1960s and 1970s by legal scholars applying sociological critical theory in their work, although the term \u201cCRT\u201d did not emerge until the late 1980s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/books\/edition\/Critical_Race_Theory\/lLXTyrlM59MC?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=critical+race+theory+reader&amp;printsec=frontcover\">Critical race theorists<\/a>\u00a0including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2020\/nov\/12\/kimberle-crenshaw-the-woman-who-revolutionised-feminism-and-landed-at-the-heart-of-the-culture-wars\">Kimberl\u00e9 Crenshaw<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/10\/06\/us\/derrick-bell-pioneering-harvard-law-professor-dies-at-80.html\">Derrick Bell<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/crsj\/publications\/human_rights_magazine_home\/civil-rights-reimagining-policing\/a-lesson-on-critical-race-theory\/\">Patricia Williams<\/a>\u00a0investigated how and why racial disparities persisted in the United States. They did so through analysing these disparities in the legal and criminal justice system, as well as how education and employment opportunities (or lack theoreof) impacted generational wealth accumulation.<\/p>\n<p>Interpretations of critical race theory are diverse as it is a growing body of scholarship. These are not formulated by theorists into specific doctrines, manifestos or sets of practices. But some general principles underpin CRT.<\/p>\n<p>They include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>race is understood as a \u201csocial construct\u201d rather than a biological reality. That is, supposed \u201cracial\u201d differences between groups of humans are founded in our social experience rather than our genetics (this is well supported by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/race-is-a-social-construct-scientists-argue\/\">scientific evidence<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uts.edu.au\/partners-and-community\/initiatives\/social-justice-uts\/news\/recording-australia-doing-better-systemic-racism\">systemic racism<\/a>\u201d means social institutions and practices unwittingly contribute to and maintain white supremacy. \u201cInvisible\u201d everyday practices perpetuate racial inequality and inequity in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publish.csiro.au\/ah\/pdf\/AH18062\">health<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/racism-citizenship-and-schooling-why-we-still-have-some-way-to-go-99373\">education<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/indigenous-deaths-in-custody-inquests-can-be-sites-of-justice-or-administrative-violence-158126\">law<\/a><\/li>\n<li>everyone has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-highlight\/2019\/5\/20\/18542843\/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination\">multiple, overlapping aspects of their identity<\/a>\u00a0which may impact their life experiences. These include race, gender, age, class, sexual orientation, disability and nationality. This suggests many people understand or interpret their life experiences through this \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality\">intersectional<\/a>\u201d lens<\/li>\n<li>critical race theory encourages reflection on normalised ways of doing things, especially to question who benefits from systemic privilege and why.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Opponents of critical race theory sometimes claim it creates\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/culture\/books\/are-all-white-people-racist-why-critical-race-theory-has-us-rattled-20201105-p56bwv.html\">division and discord<\/a>\u00a0between people. For example, they claim critical race theory is intended to make people with privileged identities, such as being white, \u201chate themselves\u201d or feel shame and guilt for their whiteness.<\/p>\n<p>Critical race theorists and practitioners argue the framework can bring people together by highlighting the causes of the deep racial rifts that\u00a0<em>already<\/em>\u00a0divide our societies. And that it can prepare people for the work of overcoming injustice through reflection.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Where is this coming from?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Since Donald Trump\u2019s win in the 2016 US presidential election, the agenda of right-wing and conservative\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/as-trump-exits-the-white-house-he-leaves-trumpism-behind-in-australia-153289\">political<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/is-sky-news-shifting-australian-politics-to-the-right-not-yet-but-there-is-cause-for-alarm-155356\">media<\/a>\u00a0actors in Australia has been heavily shaped by their US counterparts. Trump and other right-wing US actors have promoted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2021\/05\/29\/critical-race-theory-bans-schools\/\">broad misrepresentations of critical race theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Trump\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jackbrewster\/2021\/06\/18\/trump-says-critical-race-theory-borders-on-psychological-abuse\/?sh=6c9aa1cc450e\">has claimed<\/a>\u00a0the \u201cleft\u2019s vile new theory\u201d (that is, critical race theory) teaches students that \u201cjudging people by the color of their skin is actually a good idea\u201d and that the US is \u201csystemically evil\u201d. He claims \u201cthis deeply unnatural effort has progressed from telling children that their history is evil to telling Americans that they are evil\u201d. Neither is true.<\/p>\n<p>Misinterpretations of critical race theory were an implied factor in Trump blocking funding for diversity and equity training in 2020, because it contained \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/crsj\/publications\/human_rights_magazine_home\/civil-rights-reimagining-policing\/a-lesson-on-critical-race-theory\/\">divisive concepts<\/a>\u201d such as racial stereotyping and critical race theory.<\/p>\n<p>In the past few months, Republican legislators in more than 20 US states have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityworldnews.com\/post.php?story=20210612085115831\">proposed and voted<\/a>\u00a0for bills banning critical race theory in primary and secondary schools and\/or colleges and universities. Bills against critical race theory have become law in eight states and are set to become law in a further nine.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to understand these moves in the context of a systemic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/05\/26\/why-conservatives-really-fear-critical-race-theory\/\">push-back against calls for racial justice<\/a>\u00a0in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement\u2019s resurgence in 2020.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What does the Senate motion mean?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Hanson\u2019s motion does not reflect a homegrown issue with critical race theory. It is the latest example in a series of divisive stunts. This includes her unsuccessful previous attempt to import right-wing racist rhetoric\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-australia-45861433\">into a Senate bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate is not responsible for creating the Australian curriculum. The Australian National Curriculum is developed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acara.edu.au\/about-us\">ACARA<\/a>), a national but independent statutory body.<\/p>\n<p>The current curriculum took many years and extensive consultation to develop. New content cannot simply be added or removed by any one institution or organisation, including the Senate. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiancurriculum.edu.au\/consultation\/\">proposed revised curriculum<\/a>\u00a0was similarly drafted based on wide consultation with relevant stakeholders and educational experts.<\/p>\n<p>State and territory governments are responsible for implementing the curriculum in schools in their jurisdiction. The way different states require the curriculum to be implemented\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-02-29\/australian-schools-on-how-they-teach-kids-consent\/11969964\">can differ<\/a>\u00a0and individual schools have some flexibility in deciding which programs and resources to use in delivering it.<\/p>\n<p>But critical race theory is complicated and not suited for delivery directly in the K-12 curriculum. Teachers would be unlikely to refer to it or require students to read the work of legal scholars.<\/p>\n<p>However, general concepts about racial inequality, and discussion of historic and contemporary forms of racism, can be understood \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/topics\/voices\/culture\/article\/2020\/06\/21\/how-raise-racially-conscious-children\">even by young children<\/a>. Teaching these issues\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/australian-journal-of-indigenous-education\/article\/abs\/crafting-safer-spaces-for-teaching-about-race-and-intersectionality-in-australian-indigenous-studies\/459BAC54E0C45D6399893241DD71BEFA\">effectively and sensitively<\/a>\u00a0may overlap with the general principles of CRT without necessarily being directly influenced by this theoretical framework.<\/p>\n<p>An increasing proportion of Australian children have diverse backgrounds and are likely to already have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/not-a-day-passes-without-thinking-about-race-what-african-migrants-told-us-about-parenting-in-australia-149167\">personal experience with discrimination<\/a>. So, it is important these topics are discussed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/9-tips-teachers-can-use-when-talking-about-racism-140837\">in educational contexts in age-appropriate ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bios:<\/strong> Leticia Anderson is a Lecturer in Humanities and Kathomi Gatwiri is a Senior lecturer both at Southern Cross University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Senate\u00a0yesterday voted in support of a motion\u00a0calling on the federal government to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. The motion was moved by Senator Pauline Hanson. Critical race theory, or CRT, is an academic theory developed primarily by Black scholars and activists to highlight the systemic and institutional nature of racism. 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