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Thinking Critically About Difference: Analytical Tools For The 21st Century, Margaret Zamudio, Francisco Rios, Angela M. Jaime

Woodring Scholarship on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

This article examines a critical cultural thinking framework advanced to develop an analysis of difference as it pertains to race, gender, and sexuality. We examine student journals to document their use (or lack therein) of these critical cultural thinking concepts and how these concepts influence students' understanding of difference. While there are a number of tools that students can rely on for thinking critically, we advance four concepts that are central for the development of a critical cultural consciousness. The critical cultural thinking skills we identify in this article are (1) organic experience, (2) relational analysis, (3) historical analysis, and …