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CHAPTERSUMMARY Thischapterintroducedcriticalperspectivesasaframeworkfromwhichtointerpret leadershiptheoryanddeepentheabilitytoengagewithcontentasacriticallearner.Central tenetswerecoveredalongwiththreemajorthemes:stocksofknowledge,ideology/hegemony, andsociallocation.Thesemetathemesfromcriticalsocialtheoryserveaspowerfulframers ofsocialrealityandshapehowwecometoseewhatis“normal”intheworld.Thechapter alsointroducedtoolsforapplyingcriticalperspectivestotheprocessesofdeconstructionand reconstruction.Finally,thechapterendedwithrecommendationsforhowtocultivate fundamentalskillsassociatedwiththeapplicationofcriticalperspectives.Therestofthis bookwillserveasavehicleforyoutobothlearnthecontentofleadershiptheoryandcultivate yourskillsinusingcriticalperspectivesasinterpretivetools. EbooPatelisfounderandpresidentofInterfaithYouthCoreandtheauthorofActs ofFaith,SacredGround,andInterfaithLeadership:APrimer.HeisanAshoka FellowandservedonPresidentObama'sinauguralFaithCouncil.

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IgrewupasaBrownkidintheWhitesuburbsofChicago,whichofcourseinfluenced howIviewedmyselfandtheworldaroundme.WhenIthinkaboutmyexperiencesand evolutionasapersonofcolor,Iparallelthemtothisideaoftakingpills—eachtimeit waslikeIwasconsumingaveryspecificperspectiveandallowingittoshapehowIsaw theworld. WhenIwassevenyearsold,IswallowedwholeapillrepresentingWhiteculturalnorms. IdesperatelywantedtofitinwiththeWhitecultureIsawallaroundme;Ireallythought thiswaswhat“normal”lifelookedlike.Anditdidn'thelpthatapopularcartoonTV showatthetimefeaturedastereotypicalIndiancharacterasarunningpunchline,which ripenedschoolbulliestopushmearoundatrecess.Imean,Iwouldwatchtheshowand thinktomyself,“Man,I'mgoingtogotoschoolandgetittomorrow.”Asakidfroma Brownfamily,Iexperiencedeverythingfromwantingtochangemyname,theclothesmy motherwore,andeventhefoodthatwasonthekitchentableeverynight.Thosethoughts wereverymuchapartofmylifefromthegetgo;thatwastheexperienceofbeinga BrownkidinWhitesuburbanAmerica. WhenIgottocollege,oneofmyfirstmemorieswaswalkingintothegymandseeingthat therewerethreedifferentbasketballgamesgoingon:aBlackgame,anAsiangame,anda Whitegame.WithouthesitationIfoundmylegsautomaticallygoingtowardtheWhite game.Irememberpausing,lookingaround,andthinkingtomyself,“Whyisn'teverybody walkingtowardtheWhitegame?”Igenuinelybelievedthateveryonewantedtobeapart ofthe“Whitegame,”sotospeak.But,itwasalsoatthatpointthatmyclassesexposedme tocriticalperspectivesrelatedtopower,privilege,andoppression,andIfinallyrealized thatformostofmylifeIhadconsideredwhitenessasthestandard. So,attheageof17Iswallowedasecondpill:thepillofCornelWestandMichel

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