In episode 207, Dan and Michael chat with Tadashi Dozono about his article published in Theory & Research in Social Education, “Eugenic ideology and the world history curriculum: How eugenic beliefs structure narratives of development and modernity.”

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Books, Articles and Other Amazing Resources

1. Dozono, T. (2023). Eugenic ideology and the world history curriculum: How eugenic beliefs structure narratives of development and modernity. Theory & Research in Social Education, 51(3), 408-437.
2. BUY THE BOOK!: Dozono, T. (2024). Discipline problems: How students of color trouble whiteness in schools. University of Pennsylvania Press.
3. Episode 189: The false dichotomy between Historical inquiry and Criticality with Maribel Santiago & Tadashi Dozono 
4. Benjamin, R. (2024). Imagination: A manifesto. W. W. Norton & Company.
5. Short article on Daniel Chester French’s statues of the four continents: “The four continents: What to do with ‘problematic’ public art” by Victoria Macchi, National Archives News
6. California Department of Education’s history/social science K-12 framework
7. UC-Davis 7th Grade Lesson Plans on Asia
8. Who built Great Zimbabwe? And why?, TED-ED video by Breeanna Elliott

Biography

Tadashi Dozono is an assistant professor of history/social science education at California State University Channel Islands. Tadashi’s research emphasizes accountability towards the experiences of marginalized students in social studies classrooms. His work applies ethnic studies, queer theory, cultural studies, and critical theory to center the theorizing that Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and LGBTQ students engage daily as a result of their marginalization.

Tadashi uses the methods of ethnography, teacher-practitioner inquiry, critical discourse analysis, and curriculum studies to reimagine social studies education. Tadashi draws on his experiences as a queer Japanese American cis-male and over twelve years of teaching social studies in New York City public schools, primarily focused on world history, civics, and economics. He received his PhD in Social and Cultural Studies from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education. Tadashi’s research has been published in journals including Theory & Research in Social Education, Urban Education, Critical Studies in Education, Race Ethnicity and Education, Equity & Excellence in Education, Theory into Practice, Educational Theory, The History Teacher, and The Social Studies.