About this episode
Sean is joined by Tara Blackshear and Brian Culp, authors of SHAPE America’s newest book, Critical Race Studies in Physical Education. They discuss how the book came together, why the book is focused on case studies, their professional areas of focus, what you can take from this work, & more! Resources: Critical Race Studies in Physical Education: https://us.humankinetics.com/products/critical-race-studies-in-physical-education?variant=39574437363786 #SHAPEsoWhite: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17408989.2020.1741533?journalCode=cpes20Transforming PETE’s Initial Standards: Ensuring Social Justice for Black Students in Physical Education: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00336297.2020.1838305 Fighting Dehumanization in Physical Education: https://blog.shapeamerica.org/2021/02/fighting-dehumanization-in-physical-education/ Everyone Matters: Eliminating Dehumanizing Practices in Physical Education: https://www.shapeamerica.org/publications/journals/joperd/JOPERD_articles/2021/january-free-access-article-2021 Tara B. Blackshear, Ed.D., is an equity scholar who specializes in health, physical activity, and education. She is an assistant professor of kinesiology and the coordinator of the physical education teacher education program at Towson University. Before her current role, Dr. Blackshear taught for 17 years in public, private, charter, and international schools in the United States, Egypt, and Thailand. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she held a three-year post in which she worked to prevent type II diabetes among middle school youth in the most extensive school-based physical activity intervention in the United States. Dr. Blackshear's commitment to equity is evident in her work that appears in Quest, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, and numerous other journals. She is actively engaged with SHAPE America, SHAPE Maryland, Partnership for a Healthier America, Physical and Health Education Canada, International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP), USA Lacrosse, PhysEquity, and Baltimore City Public Schools. Dr. Blackshear's research has garnered national and international attention. She has begun to have an impact on institutional change, policy, and practice, as evidenc
