Racism Untaught


In this workshop each group of participants will analyze an example of one of the three different identifiers; artifacts, systems and experiences mentioned in our abstract. Each group is invited to participate in a design sprint by utilizing the tool kit in order to contextualize, define, ideate, and prototype (low fidelity) the identifier each group is assigned.

  • 5 Minutes
    Introduction of Workshop Facilitators: Lisa Mercer & Terresa Moses
    Introduction of Racism Untaught and Racialized Design Examples
  • 5 Minutes
    Explanation of Tools on Tables, Prompt each group to their assigned identifier: Artifact, System and Experience (1 per group)
  • 10 Minutes
    Step 1: Instruct Participants to use Context Cards to Define their Artifact/System/Experience
  • 10 Minutes
    Follow Up with how they defined their Artifact/System/Experience (Deck 1)
    Step 2: Prompt Participants to write a research question or statement.
  • 10 Minutes
    Step 2: Prompt participants to use Define Cards (Deck 2) to determine methods and theories to learn more about the groups assigned identifier.
  • 10 Minutes
    Follow Up with the Qualitative/Quantitative Methods Chosen to Understand the Artifact/System/Experience
    Discuss Step 2 Outcomes
    Move to Step 3: Ideate Cards
  • 5 Minutes
    Discuss Step 3 Outcomes
    Discuss Step 4: Prototype
    Discuss Step 5: Impact
  • 5 Minutes
    Example of Anti-Racist Project: Undergraduate Work Completed using toolkit
    Example of Anti-Racist Project: Graduate Work Completed using toolkit


Workshop Leaders:
Terresa Moses, - and Lisa Elzey Mercer,University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - lemercer@illinois.edu