Deconstructing white privilege through intercultural education

From the age of exploration, when Europeans set off in search of new lands and profits,to the era of Western capitalism, white privilege has been dominant across the globe. Theprevalence of whiteness and white privilege work to maintain and perpetuate the powerlessposition of black and minority ethnic groups and therefore systems and structures aredesigned to do this. This article, covering concepts such as whiteness and white privilegeand the procedures they operate to marginalise and exclude some groups over others,highlights the importance of challenging racism, exclusion and inequalities through theimplementation of intercultural education.