Laurie Cooper Stoll Livres

Is being colorblind the most effective way to address overt and covert racism in schooling today? Should educators pretend that race doesn’t matter?  Award-winning sociologist Laurie Cooper Stoll argues that, as long as society is stratified along racial lines, taking a colorblind approach will never end racial inequalities in schooling. Educators must strive to be color-conscious and actively engage in antiracism if they want to address prejudice and discrimination in education and the wider society. If not, they end up perpetuating racial inequity and white supremacy, whether intentionally or not. Drawing on her research and professional development with educators as well as her experience as a publicly elected school board member, Stoll illustrates the complexities, contradictions, and consequences of colorblindness in schools and provides concrete suggestions for people coming to racial justice work in education from multiple entry points.

Exploring the complexities of education, race, and gender, Laurie Cooper Stoll examines the experiences of eighteen teachers navigating their roles amid the challenges of "post-racial" and "post-gendered" politics. The book delves into the paradoxes faced in the classroom, highlighting how these social dynamics influence teaching practices and student interactions. Through in-depth analysis, it sheds light on the ongoing issues of identity and equity in contemporary education.