Anti-Oppression Resources
The following Anti-Oppression resources have been compiled on behalf of the Division of Inclusion and Community Engagement by Springfield College staff and faculty. This is far from an exhaustive list and resource suggestions are encouraged. Please send your suggestions, comments, or questions to inclusion@springfield.edu.
Springfield College Library Resources
Located on the Springfield College library website, the anti-oppression library guide includes a selection of books and videos available from within the College's own records, as well as links to other recommended resources. Looking for more? Search the library's discovery catalog to find additional books, films, and articles in our collection.
Resources for Faculty
For more specific faculty information, please visit the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship.how
Books
- Teaching About Race and Racism in the College Classroom: Notes from a White Professor by Cyndi Kernahan
- The Racial Healing Handbook by Anneliese A. Singh, PhD., LPC
Articles
- Opinion: Until I’m told otherwise, I prefer to call you ‘they’ by Ian Ayres I Washington Post
- 10 Ways to Tackle Linguistic Bias in Our Classrooms by Catherine Savini I Inside Higher Ed
- Ready to Be an Ally for Black Academics? Here’s a Start by Ebony O. McGee I The Chronicle of Higher Education
- We Built a Diverse Academic Department in 5 Years. Here’s How. by Adia Harvey Wingfield I Harvard Business Review
Podcasts
- Engaging difficult students in the college classroom – Teaching in Higher Ed
Tools
- Facilitating a Difficult Conversation developed by Chris Hakala I Springfield College Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (accessed via PrideNet)
- Bias-Free Language I APA Style
Resources Specific to the Springfield College Community
Books
- How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Podcasts
- Nice White Parents (Serial and The New York Times)
- Seeing White
Videos
- Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses 'White Fragility'
- "How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools
- What is critical race theory? I Prudence Carter I PBS NewsHour
Articles
- ”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas I NYT Magazine (June 22, 2011)
- Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott, PhD
- ”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Peggy McIntosh
Tools
- Recognizing Microaggressions and the Messages They Send (accessed via PrideNet)
- Implicit Bias is… (accessed via PrideNet)
- Community Norms (accessed via PrideNet)
Resources About the Black Experience
Books
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Podcasts
- 1619 (New York Times)
- Code Switch (NPR)
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Southlake podcast: Inside a critical race theory battle - NBC News
Articles
- The 1619 Project (all the articles) I The New York Times Magazine
- Driving while Black in western Mass I Tolley Jones I Daily Hampshire Gazette
- Black, Deaf and Extremely Online I Allyson Waller I New York Times
- The Scholar Who Chronicled the Afro-Latino Experience I Stephania Taladrid I The New Yorker
Resources About the AAPI Experience
Podcasts
- For Asian American Women, Misogyny And Racism Are Inseparable, Sociologist Says I Ailsa Chang I NPR
Articles
- A History of Anti-Asian Hate in the United States I Laleh Ispahani & Kavita Nandini Ramdas I Open Society Foundations
- Racism is behind anti-Asian American violence, even when it’s not a hate crime I The Conversation
- Asians are good at math? Why dressing up racism as a compliment just doesn’t add up I The Conversation
Resources About the Indigenous Experience
Books
Videos
- Recognizing Indigenous Pasts, Presents, and Futures: A Conversation on Land Acknowledgements I Margaret Bruchac and Rhonda Anderson I Springfield College (Accessed via Pridenet)
- Land Acknowledgement Pronunciation Tutorial I Margaret Bruchac I Springfield College (Accessed via Pridenet)
- The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors I Learning for Justice
- The Standing Rock resistance and our fight for indigenous rights I Tara Houska I TEDWomen 2017
- Indigenous Peoples in Maine are Not Mascots | Maulian Dana | TEDxDirigo
- The "Indian Problem" I Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Articles
- Institutions Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day I Sarah Wood I Diverse Issues in Higher Education
- The Invention of Thanksgiving I Philip Deloria I The New Yorker
- The Term ‘Spirit Animal’ Is Cultural Appropriation That’s Harmful to Indigenous Peoples—Here’s Why You Should Strike It From Your Vocabulary I Erin Magner I MSN
- Thirty Everyday Phrases that Perpetuate the Oppression of Indigenous Peoples I Alex Kapitan I Radical Copyeditor
- Wooden Indians just don’t cut it I Maurice Switzer I North Bay Nugget
Other
- Springfield College Land Acknowledgement (Accessed via Pridenet)
Resources about the LGBTQ+ Experience
Books
- Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 people who changed the world by Sarah Prager
Podcasts
Videos/Movies
Articles
- Coming Out: A Handbook for LGBTQ Young People I The Trevor Project
- How LGBTQ youth can cope with anxiety and stress during COVID-19 I The Trevor Project
- Understanding Bisexuality I The Trevor Project
- Bisexual FAQ I Human Rights Campaign
- A Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth I The Trevor Project
- Healthy Relationships I The Trevor Project
- Access information preventing suicide and Trevor’s unique resources for LGBTQ youth I The Trevor Project
- Queering the Jewish Holidays: How I Celebrate Hanukkah
Tools
Links
- GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment. Together we can transform our nation's schools into the safe and affirming environment all youth deserve.
- The Trevor Project Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth.
- The Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where every member of the LGBTQ+ family has the freedom to live their truth without fear, and with equality under the law. We empower our 3 million members and supporters to mobilize against attacks on the most marginalized people in our community.
- GLAAD works through entertainment, news, and digital media to share stories from the LGBTQ community that accelerate acceptance.
Resources about the Accessibility Experience
Books
- Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
- Books by Dr. Temple Grandin
Videos/Movies
- CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION | Official Trailer I Netflix I Documentary
- What It's Like To Be Deaf I AJ+
- What Is Black Sign Language? This TikTok User Is Educating The Internet
Articles
- Black, Deaf and Extremely Online I Allyson Waller I NYTimes.com
Tools (Accessed via Pridenet)
- 6 things never to say about disabilities
- People First Language
- Deaf Community Labels
- American Sign Language Alphabet
Resources about the Latinx Experience
Books
- Latino in America by Soledad O’Brien and Rose Marie Arce
Videos
- Latino in America (focus on education)
Articles
- Who is Latinx and What Does It Mean? I Sonia Cardenas I Diverse Issues in Higher Education
- Latino vs Latinx. Here's Why Some 'Latinx' Users Are Switching To 'Latine' I Emerald Pellot I Mitú
- The Scholar Who Chronicled the Afro-Latino Experience I Stephania Taladrid I The New Yorker
Resources about the Spirituality Experience
For additional resources, please go to Spiritual Life Useful Links and Resources.
Books
- How to be a perfect stranger: the essential religious etiquette handbook by Stuart M. Matlins, Arthur J. Magida
Resources about the International Experience
For more information, please visit the Doggett International Center.
Articles
- How Can Universities Better Support International Students? | Sara Weissman I Diverse Issues In Higher Education
Important Dates that Celebrate Diversity and Inclusion
This resource is not meant to be an exhaustive list of commemorative observances, of which there are many. Rather, it is a sample of various commemorative observances throughout the year.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Third Monday of January
- African American History Month – February
- World Day of Social Justice – February 20
- Irish-American Heritage Month – March
- Women's History Month – March
- International Women’s Day – March 8
- Deaf History Month – March 13–April 15
- International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery & Transatlantic Slave Trade – March 25
- International Transgender Day of Visibility – March 31
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month – April
- Arab American Heritage Month – April
- World Autism Awareness Day – April 2
- Ramadan (Islamic)– Ramadan is a floating holiday that shifts by approximately 10 days each year. That means Ramadan can take place in any season.
- Eid al-Fitr (Islamic) – çoincides with Ramadan
- The Day of Silence – Second Friday of April
- Earth Day – April 22
- Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) – Date varies in April
- Asian Pacific Heritage Month – May
- Jewish American Heritage Month – May
- Mental Health Awareness Month – May
- National Older Peoples Month – May
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day – May 4
- Pride Month – June
- Juneteenth – June 19
- Women's Equality Day – August 26
- Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – September
- Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year – Occurs in September or October
- Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance – September 11
- Latinx Heritage Month – September 15 - October 15
- Yom Kippur/Jewish Day of Atonement – Occurs in September or October
- Bisexual+ Awareness Week – September 16-23
- Constitution Day and Citizenship Day – September 17
- International Day of Peace – September 21
- National Voter Registration Day – September 28
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month – October
- LGBTQ+ History Month – October
- National Bullying Prevention Month – October
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month – October
- Mental Illness Awareness Week – First full week in October
- World Mental Health Day – October 10
- National Coming Out Day –October 11
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Second Monday in October, coincides with Columbus Day
- International Pronouns Day – October 20
- American Indian Heritage Month – November
- Solidarity Week – November 1-5
- Diwali (Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist) – Date varies in October or November
- Veterans Day – November 11
- Transgender Awareness Week – First two full weeks of November
- International Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 20
- Day of Mourning – Fourth Thursday of November, coincides with Thanksgiving
- Hanukkah (Jewish) – Occurs between late November and December
- World AIDS Day – December 1
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities – December 3
- Human Rights Day – December 10
- Kwanzaa – December 26 - January 1
