For over 25 years, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the trusted, leading anthology to cover a wide range of social justice issues. With full sections dedicated to racisms, classism, religious oppression, ableism, youth and elder oppression, and sexism, heterosexism, and transgender oppression, this bestselling text goes far beyond the range of traditional readers. New essay selections in each section of this fifth edition were carefully chosen to keep the topics timely and the readings accessible and engaging for today’s learners. The interactions among these topics are highlighted throughout to stress the intersections between different manifestations of oppression in everyday life.
Retaining the key features and organization that has made Readings for Diversity and Social Justice an indispensable text for teaching issues of social justice while simultaneously updating and expanding the book’s coverage, this new edition features:
● Over 60 new selections on current topics and events such as intersectionality, climate justice principles, settler colonialism, the construction of illegality in migration, food insecurity among college students, Christian nationalism, misogynoir, deaf populations in prison, organizing for police-free schools, and beyond.
● A newly conceived concluding section that details liberatory, humanizing, embodied, relational, coalitional, and localized approaches and practices for people working for social justice.
● An updated set of online supplemental materials that expands upon and complements each section through discussion questions, classroom-ready activities, recommended videos, and more.
● An intentional and urgent focus on the role of collective knowledge, action, and liberation at all levels of society amid a time of profound and destabilizing political upheaval.
Offering over 120 selections from some of the foremost scholars in a wide range of fields, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice, Fifth Edition, is a volume paramount for every learner, teacher, and social justice advocate.
Maurianne Adams was Professor Emerita, Social Justice in Education Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Warren J. Blumenfeld was Associate Professor, School of Education, Iowa State University.
D. Chase J. Catalano is Associate Professor of Higher Education at Virginia Tech.
Keri "Safire" DeJong is a social justice and equity specialist at the Collaborative for Educational Services.
Michael Sean Funk is Clinical Associate Professor, Department Chair: Administration, Leadership, and Technology at New York University.
Heather W. Hackman is the Founder and CEO of Hackman Consulting Group. Larissa E. Hopkins is the director of Accessibility Services at Amherst College.
Larissa E. Hopkins is Director of the Strategic Learning Center at Amherst College.
Barbara J. Love is Professor Emeritus, Social Justice Education, College of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Madeline L. Peters is a nationally recognized disability advocate with and former Director of Disability Services at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and several other colleges.
Ximena Zúñiga is Professor of Education and Chancellor's Leadership Fellow at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
