University of Southern California (CorruptED)

The Southern California University Rossier School of Education includes courses that feature topics such as critical theory, critical race theory, critical pedagogy, and white fragility. Texts used in courses include Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Robin DiAngleo.

The School of Education’s mission is to “prepare leaders to achieve educational equity through practice, research, and policy.” Students will also “interrogate the systems of power that shape policies and practices.”

COURSES

EDUC 523: Equity and Inclusion in Organizational Contexts

The course EDUC 523: Equity and Inclusion in Organizational Contexts features topics such as critical theory, critical race theory, intersectionality, and white fragility. Texts used in the course include Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility.

The course description states that it “examines the history and current systems that affect efforts toward an equitable and just society” and aims to “understand key issues around diversity, inclusion, and equity, as well as how these issues impact and inform representation, leadership, and organizational change.”

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EDUC 677: Applications of Curriculum and Pedagogy in Urban Secondary English Classrooms

The course EDUC 677: Applications of Curriculum and Pedagogy in Urban Secondary English Classrooms features topics such as critical pedagogy, critical media literacy, and critical consciousness. Course texts include Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Pedagogy of Freedom.

The course description states that “antiracist pedagogy frames the course as an Enduring Understanding that Eurocentric approaches to planning, teaching, and assessing should be reframed to include Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) perspectives and knowledge in varied contexts.”