White Privilege : Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism

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Pub. Date: 2001-07-15
Publisher(s): Worth Publishers
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Summary

Studies of racism often focus on its devastating effects on the victims of prejudice. But no discussion of race is complete without exploring the other side--the ways in which some people or groups actually benefit (deliberating or inadvertently) from racial bias. White Privilege, the ground-breaking new anthology from Paula Rothenberg, seeks first to make whiteness visible. Subsequent essays discuss the nature and history of white power. The concluding section challenges readers to explore ideas for using the power and the concept of white privilege to help combat racism in their own lives. Brief, inexpensive, and easily integrated with other texts, this interdisciplinary collection of commonsense, non-rhetorical readings lets educators incorporate discussions of whiteness and white privilege into a variety of disciplines, including sociology, English composition, psychology, social work, women's studies, political science, and American studies.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
About the Author xi
Introduction 1(8)
part one whiteness: the power of invisibility
The Matter of Whiteness
9(6)
Richard Dyer
Failing to See
15(4)
Harlon Dalton
Representations of Whiteness in the Black Imagination
19(10)
bell hooks
Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part One
25(4)
part two whiteness: the power of the past
How White People Became White
29(6)
James R. Barrett
David Roediger
How Jews Became White Folks
35(14)
Karen Brodkin
Becoming Hispanic: Mexican Americans and Whiteness
49(12)
Neil Foley
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
61(28)
George Lipsitz
Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Two
85(4)
part three whiteness: the power of privilege
Making Systems of Privilege Visible
89(8)
Stephanie M. Wildman
Adrienne D. Davis
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
97(6)
Peggy McIntosh
White Privilege Shapes the U.S.
103(4)
Robert Jensen
Membership Has Its Privileges: Thoughts on Acknowledging and Challenging Whiteness
107(8)
Tim Wise
Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Three
111(4)
part four whiteness: the power of resistance
Breaking the Silence
115(6)
Beverly Tatum
Confronting One's Own Racism
121(6)
Joe Feagin
Hernan Vera
How White People Can Serve as Allies to People of Color in the Struggle to End Racism
127(12)
Paul Kivel
Questions for Thinking, Writing, and Discussion for Part Four
137(2)
Suggestions for Further Reading 139(2)
Acknowledgments 141(2)
Index 143

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