Research Guides: Open Educational Resources (OER): American Ethnic and Gender Studies

Textbooks

Decolonization and Justice: An Introductory Overview
NOTE: although this is a Canadian Textbook - there relevant concepts for US students.
This book focused on decolonization of multiple justice-related areas, such as policing, the court system, prison, restorative justice, and the studies of law and criminology.
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This is quite likely one of the few student-led book projects in Canada covering the range of decolonization topics. Ten student authors explored the concept of decolonization in law, policing, prison, court, mental health, transitional justice and restorative justice.
Language and Culture in Context - A Primer on Intercultural Communication
he text introduces some of the key concepts in intercultural communication as traditionally presented in (North American) courses and textbooks, namely the study of differences between cultures, as represented in the works and theories of Edward Hall and Geert Hofstede.
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Common to these approaches is the prominence of context, leading to a view of human interactions as dynamic and changeable, given the complexity of language and culture, as human agents interact with their environments.