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On the “Flip” Side

Unveiling the Dangerous Minds of White Teacher Candidates

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A dominant narrative in many films and within mass media is a fear of the urban student of Color (Kellner, 1995; Leonardo & Hunter, 2007). These narratives indicate that when innocent, well-intentioned White women enter urban schools, ridden with gangs, promiscuity, and drugs, they themselves become victims of the urban illness that plagues people of Color.

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Matias, C.E. (2016). On the “Flip” Side. In: Feeling White. Cultural Pluralism Democracy, Socio-environmental justice & Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-450-3_2

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