Tom Misco, professor of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry, co-authored a new article in Theory & Research in Social Education with Nathaniel Bryan and Dustin Hornbeck. The article, “ToponomiCrit: A theory for decolonization and dewhitesupremacization,” introduces a framework that draws on Critical Race Theory and spatial analysis to challenge place names rooted in White supremacy. The authors offer a decision-making heuristic to guide renaming efforts in education and civic spaces.

Misco, T., Bryan, N., & Hornbeck, D. (2025). ToponomiCrit: A theory for decolonization and dewhitesupremacization. Theory & Research in Social Education, 1–19.

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