"I Don't See Color": Personal and Critical Perspectives on White Privilege Contributor(s): Bergo, Bettina (Editor), Nicholls, Tracey (Editor), Biss, Eula (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0271065001 ISBN-13: 9780271065007 Publisher: Penn State University Press OUR PRICE: $50.11 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Social Science | Demography - Language Arts & Disciplines |
Dewey: 305.809 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 280 pages |
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Publisher Description: Who is white, and why should we care? There was a time when the immigrants of New York City's Lower East Side--the Irish, the Poles, the Italians, the Russian Jews--were not white, but now "they" are. There was a time when the French-speaking working classes of Quebec were told to "speak white," that is, to speak English. Whiteness is an allegorical category before it is demographic. This volume gathers together some of the most influential scholars of privilege and marginalization in philosophy, sociology, economics, psychology, literature, and history to examine the idea of whiteness. Drawing from their diverse racial backgrounds and national origins, these scholars weave their theoretical insights into essays critically informed by personal narrative. This approach, known as "braided narrative," animates the work of award-winning author Eula Biss. Moved by Biss's fresh and incisive analysis, the editors have assembled some of the most creative voices in this dialogue, coming together across the disciplines. Along with the editors, the contributors are Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Nyla R. Branscombe, Drucilla Cornell, Lewis R. Gordon, Paget Henry, Ernest-Marie Mbonda, Peggy McIntosh, Mark McMorris, Marilyn Nissim-Sabat, Victor Ray, Lilia Moritz Schwarcz, Louise Seamster, Tracie L. Stewart, George Yancy, and Heidi A. Zetzer. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nicholls, Tracey: - Tracey Nicholls is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Lewis University.Bergo, Bettina: - Bettina Bergo is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Université de Montréal. |