The UNL Women and Gender Studies program received a Mellon grant to bolster learning of race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality in the building of a new course.
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Purpose: In this paper, the authors explore racialisation through human-centric counter-accounts (counter-stories) to bring together critical race theory (CRT) and counter-accounting. Design/methodology/approach: The authors utilise CRT to demonstrate the emancipatory role of counter-stories in (re)telling racialized narratives, specifically the narrative of asylum seekers who arrive by sea and are subjected to the inhumane and oppressive nature of the Australian government's policy of offshore immigration detention. Findings: Counter-stories, as tools of accountability, can make visible oppressive forces and the hidden practices of racialized social practices and norms. Research limitations/implications: This paper emphasises that we are not in a post-racial world, and racialisation remains a fundamental challenge. We must continue to refute race as an ontological truth and strive to provide a platform for counter-stories that can spark or drive social change. This requires allie