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Book

White privilege : essential readings on the other side of racism

Call Number

  • 305.8 W5874 (CEN)

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Edition

4 edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Worth Publishers, [2012]

Physical Description

viii, 183 pages ; 24 cm

Summary

Described as vital, eye-opening, and powerful, White Privilege, Fourth Edition, remains essential reading for students and educators alike. Used in courses across disciplines and educational levels, this unique anthology expertly presents the significance and complexity of whiteness today and illuminates the nature of privilege and power in our society. Rothenberg's thoughtful four-part organization leads students through the ubiquity and corresponding invisibility of whiteness; the historical development of whiteness and its role in race relations throughout history; the real effects of privilege and its opposite, oppression; and finally, an exploration of how the system of privilege could be changed. The fourth edition continues to feature key articles and essays from such important scholars and writers as Peggy McIntosh, Richard Dyer, Beverly Tatum, bell hooks, Allan G. Johnson, and Tim Wise and includes new selections from Nell Irvin Painter, Robert Jensen, and Justin Podur.

Contents

  • Pt. 1. The matter of whiteness / Failing to see / Representations of whiteness in the Black imagination / pt. 2. The history of white people / The roots of racial classification / How white people became white / How Jews became white folks / Becoming Hispanic : Mexican Americans and whiteness / The possessive investment in whiteness / Global white supremacy / pt. 3. Making systems of privilege visible / Privilege as paradox / White privilege : unpacking the invisible knapsack / White privilege/White supremacy / Membership has its privileges : thoughts on acknowledging and challenging whiteness / People of color talk is cheap / pt. 4. Breaking the silence / Confronting one's own racism / How white people can serve as allies to people of color in the struggle to end racism

Subjects

Added Authors

Paula S Rothenberg