“Liberated” ethnic studies: Jews need not apply

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Rubin, D. I. 2024. “Liberated” ethnic studies: Jews need not apply. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 47 (3), pp. 506-525. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2023.2194947
AuthorsRubin, D. I.
Abstract

Implementation of Ethnic Studies (ES) classes in K-12 schools has been a contentious issue across the U.S. for several years, especially in the state of California. Due to vociferous challenges to California’s Ethnic Studies Model
Curriculum (ESMC), a new offshoot of ES called “Liberated” Ethnic Studies (LES) emerged. The Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium (LESMCC) focuses on four historically oppressed groups in the U.S. – Blacks, Latinos, Indigenous Peoples, and Asians/Pacific Islanders – and there is a clear focus on Palestine and Israel’s supposed oppressive, colonial, apartheid regime. There is little mention of Jews and anti-Jewish hatred (antisemitism) in the curriculum. Despite increasing antisemitism in the U.S., there continues to be strong resistance to teaching about Jews and antisemitism in the high school ES classroom. This article analyzes the potential arguments for the continued exclusion of Jews in ES and whether Jews have a place within its framework.

KeywordsLiberated ethnic studies; antisemitism; K-12 education; Jewish Americans; higher education
Year2024
JournalEthnic and Racial Studies
Journal citation47 (3), pp. 506-525
PublisherTaylor & Francis (Routledge)
ISSN 1466-4356
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2023.2194947
Web address (URL)https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2023.2194947
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