“I Don’t See Color”: Personal and Critical Perspectives on White Privilege

Author:   Bettina Bergo (University of Montreal) ,  Tracey Nicholls (Lewis University) ,  Eula Biss
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
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Pages:   280
Publication Date:   15 January 2016
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“I Don’t See Color”: Personal and Critical Perspectives on White Privilege


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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.

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Author:   Bettina Bergo (University of Montreal) ,  Tracey Nicholls (Lewis University) ,  Eula Biss
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780271065007


ISBN 10:   0271065001
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   15 January 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface, Eula Biss Introduction, Bettina Bergo and Tracey Nicholls Part I. What is White Privilege? Chapter 1: Deprivileging Philosophy, Peggy McIntosh Chapter 2: White Privilege and the Problem with Affirmative Action, Lewis R. Gordon Chapter 3: Revisioning “White Privilege”, Marilyn Nissim-Sabat Part II. The Images and Rhetoric of White Privilege Chapter 4: The Very Image of Privilege: Film Creation of White Transcendentals in Vienna and Hollywood, Bettina Bergo Chapter 5: Painting and Negotiating Colors, Lilia Moritz Schwarcz Chapter 6: I Was an Honorary White Man: Reflections on Space, Place, and Origin, Mark McMorris Part III. Troubling Privilege Chapter 7: Whiteness as Insidious: On the Embedded and Opaque White Racist Self, George Yancy Chapter 8: White Privilege: The Luxury of Undivided Attention, Heidi A. Zetzer Chapter 9: The Costs of Privilege and Dividends of Privilege Awareness: The Social Psychology of Confronting Inequality, Tracie L. Stewart and Nyla R. Branscombe Chapter 10: Unpacking the Imperialist Knapsack: White Privilege and Imperialism in Obama’s America, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Victor Ray, and Louise Seamster Part IV. Other Perspectives on White and Western Privilege Chapter 11: Whiteness and Africana Political Economy, Paget Henry Chapter 12: The Great White North: Failing Muslim-Canadians – Failing Us All, Tracey Nicholls Chapter 13: Rethinking Ethical Feminism through uBuntu, Drucilla Cornell Chapter 14: The Afrocentrist Critique of Eurocentrism: The Decolonization of Knowledge, Ernest-Marie Mbonda Contributor Biographies

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Contemporary conversations on white privilege and white supremacy are far from finished. This exciting new collection brings together some the most recognized voices in critical whiteness studies with newly emerging ones. It offers readers a refreshingly creative transdisciplinary and multistylistic approach that is attentive to the lived experiences of each of the authors. Bettina Bergo and Tracey Nicholls's imaginative volume is sure to influence future conversations on this important topic. --Alison Bailey, Illinois State University


Contemporary conversations on white privilege and white supremacy are far from finished. This exciting new collection brings together some the most recognized voices in critical whiteness studies with newly emerging ones. It offers readers a refreshingly creative transdisciplinary and multistylistic approach that is attentive to the lived experiences of each of the authors. Bettina Bergo and Tracey Nicholls's imaginative volume is sure to influence future conversations on this important topic. --Alison Bailey, Illinois State University


Author Information

Bettina Bergo is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Université de Montréal. Tracey Nicholls is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Lewis University.

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