The “Name Game”: racialization in a suburban high school (Encore)

Drs. Tony de Jesus, Anthony Johnston, and Don Siler of University of St. Joseph recount their intervention in a multiracial high school in crisis. White students had instigated a “game” of addressing Black students as the n-word. We discuss the impact of racialization in the Trump era on white students, students of color, and the school community as well as actual and potential responses by schools. *Episode originally posted on February 26th, 2020. Overview 00:00-00:48 Intros 00:49-03:13 “Name game”: the background 03:14-04:58 The “name game” 04:59-05:30 The intervention 05:31-08:41 Student: “Being white means being seen as racist” 08:42-12:13 Racialized identities/racialization of youth 12:14-13:39 Impact of racialization on school community 13:40-16:46 Obstacles to whites grasping the impact of race-related experiences on Black students 16:47-19:03 Administrators’ and faculty members’ responses 19:04-20:37 The blame game 20:38-23:43 White students  who wanted to address the issue 23:44-29:35 The “n-word” and language 29:36-34:08 Applying the lens of ethics 34:09-37:00 Bakhtin, carnival, heteroglossia 37:01-46:30 How can schools respond to racism/racist actions?

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