This reader demands that we understand diversity and multiculturalism by identifying the ways
in which curriculum has been written and taught and by redefining the field with an equitable
lens freeing it from the dominant cultural curriculum. The book problematizes the issue of
whiteness for instance as not being the opposite of blackness or person-of-colorness but
rather a meta-description for our dominant culture. Issues are also addressed that are usually
left out of the discussion about diversity and multiculturalism: this reader includes essays on
physical diversity geographic diversity and difference in sexualities. This is the
quintessential collection of work by critical scholars committed to redefining the conversation
on multiculturalism and diversity.
