What are “racially conscious institutional frameworks,” and what relationship do they have to racial theories?

  1. What are racial frameworks or theories? 
  2. How did racial theories emerge, and for what reason(s)? What are their strengths and limitations?
  3. What are “racially conscious institutional frameworks,” and what relationship do they have to racial theories? 
  4. How and why are racial frameworks relevant to higher education?
  5. In what ways are racial theories and institutional frameworks represented at DePauw University(my university), the courses that you take, the departments/programs you have encountered?
  6. What is the aim of Erevelles and Minear’s paper (i.e., what are they writing about and why)?
  7. What is intersectionality, and why does it play a key role in their argument? How do they apply intersectionality in their work? 
  8. What is a critical race feminist framework, and how does it relate to disability studies? 
  9. Why are Erevelles and Minear sharing narratives of individual cases? What is their point in doing so? What the main arguments from each of the stories they share that support the purpose/aim of their paper?