Dr. Patrick Radebe

Assistant Professor, Social Justice & Community Studies

Dr. Radebe’s research interests include Media representations of Black Canadians, the Sociology of Education, Race and the Law, Critical development education, Afrocentric theory and education, critical race theory, anti-racist and social justice education, African-Canadian Studies, and qualitative research methodologies.

Dr. Radebe brings to the Department of Social Justice & Community Studies (SJCS) teaching and research fraternity a comprehensive knowledge of the Black Canadian experience, extensive teaching experience, and a strong sense of collegiality that will complement the critical equity work currently underway at SJCS and Saint Mary’s University (SMU).

Dr. Patrick Radebe joined SJCS, SMU from Lakehead University.  

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, 2017: Department of Educational Studies--Society, Culture and Politics in Education--Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. Canada

Master of Education, 2004: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Canada

Specialist Courses, Canadian and International Politics, 2002:  University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Canada

Bachelor of Arts (Hons), 2000: Criminology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Canada

Diploma, 1997: Law and Security Administration/ Police Education, Sheridan Institute of Applied Technology and Advanced Learning, Brampton, ON. Canada

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Opini, B., & Radebe, P. (2023). The perils and strains of teaching race and racism to predominantly white teacher candidates. Studies in Social Justice, 17(3), 454-476.

Radebe, P. (2023). Anti-black racism: Corporate media and the politics of racialization and criminalization. In George J.S. Dei and Rukiya Mohamed (eds.). Mapping the contours: African perspectives on anti-blackness and anti-black racism (pp. 77–90). DIO Press Inc.https://www.diopress.com/mapping-the-contours

Radebe, P. (2021). For better or for worse: Western mainstream media and the ‘renarrativization’ of Black heroes. International Journal of African Studies, 1(4), 1—15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51483/IJAFRS.1.4.2021.1-8

Radebe, P., & Opini, B. (2021). Racialization of knowledge: How the marginalization of Black history and knowledges fosters a lack of racial literacy among teacher candidates. Northwest Journal of Teacher Education, 16(2) DOI: https://doi.org/10.15760/nwjte.2021.16.2.8

Radebe, P. (2021). Derek Chauvin: Racist cop or product of a racist police academy?. Journal of Black Studies52(3), 231-247. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0021934720983501

Radebe, P. (2020). ‘Africanizing’ the Ghanaian Education System: Learning through the Prism of an Afrocentric System of Thought. In Anthony Afful-Broni, Jophus Anamuah-Mensah, Kola Raheem, and George J. Sefa Dei (eds.). Africanizing the school curriculum: Promoting an inclusive, decolonial education in African contexts. Gorham: Myers Education Press,

Radebe, P. (2020). How the mainstream media signified Ben Johnson: A tale of a Black Canadian sports hero turned Jamaican villain and the implications for Black students. In Anthony Afful-Broni, Jophus Anamuah-Mensah, Kola Raheem, and George J. Sefa Dei (eds.). Africanizing the school curriculum: Promoting an inclusive, decolonial education in African contexts. Gorham: Myers Education Press.