Whiteness as Futurity and Globalization of Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Shahjahan, Riyad A.; Edwards, Kirsten T.
Titel	Whiteness as Futurity and Globalization of Higher Education
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 83 (2022) 4, S.747-764 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-021-00702-x
Schlagwörter	Whites; Critical Theory; Race; Racial Bias; Global Approach; Higher Education; Aspiration; Time; General Education; Ethnic Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? White; Weißer; Kritische Theorie; Rasse; Abstammung; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Globales Denken; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Streben; Zeit; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung
Abstract	Amid growing debates about globalization of higher education (HE) reproducing inequalities, an analysis of race as the organizing influence underlying this global phenomenon remains absent. This conceptual essay argues that our understanding of globalization of HE would benefit from an intersectional understanding of critical Whiteness studies and temporal studies to help racialize and further temporalize this phenomenon. It introduces "Whiteness as futurity" framework and its three components: Whiteness as (a) aspiration; (b) investment; and (c) malleability. Drawing on this framework, it provides a critical race temporal account of globalization of HE by critically examining two contemporary global HE trends, namely: (a) the global diffusion of liberal education; and (b) the growing use of global university rankings (GURs). It argues that "Whiteness as futurity" colonizes (or orients) global subjects' (nation-states', policy makers', institutions', and individuals') imaginaries and reinforces the asymmetrical movements, networks, and untethered economies underpinning global HE. The article concludes that educators should consider seriously the insights of Whiteness studies in reconceptualizing globalization of HE. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01