Anti-Racism in Professional Communications

This module engages you with the principles of anti-racism. You will discuss a range of anti-racist approaches and how they apply within the context of professional communications. You will examine case studies and scenarios to identify the nature of bias in society explore ways to be anti-racist especially in professional communications. The skills learnt here will enable you to apply anti-racist practice within a range of settings.

By the end of this module the student should be able to:

1. Explain the nature of racial bias in its various forms in society and the need for proactive approaches in addressing bias.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of anti-racist approaches and their application in professional communications/settings.

1 Theme 1: Racial Bias in society

Using case studies and scenarios to discuss various forms of racism in society, you will explore the need for anti-racist practice in professional communications.

2 Theme 2: Classification of anti-racist practice

This section compares different anti-racists approaches applied across several contexts. You will discuss the challenges and benefits of each approach. You will identify barriers to implementation of anti-racist practice.

3 Theme 3: Discuss anti-racist approaches for successful professional communications

You will be introduced to various communications frameworks (e.g. the humanity-centric framework) and will explore scenarios for the application of these frameworks in a range of professional contexts.

4 Theme 4: Embedding Anti-racism in digital and social media communications

How can you discuss matters of race and anti-racism on digital and social media while maintaining a professional persona. We will examine cases for best practices and explore ways to avoid bigoted language in digital communications.