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The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege
Robert Jensen
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Description for The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege
Paperback. An honest look at U.S. racism, and the liberal platitudes that attempt to conceal it. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
In The Souls of Black Folks, W.E.B. DuBois wrote that the question whites wanted to ask him was: "How does it feel to be a problem?" In The Heart of Whiteness, Robert Jensen writes that it is time for white people in America to self-consciously reverse the direction of that question and to fully acknowledge that in the racial arena, they are the problem. While some whites would like to think that we have reached "the end of racism" in the United States, and others would like to celebrate diversity but are oblivious to the political, economic, and social ... Read more
In The Souls of Black Folks, W.E.B. DuBois wrote that the question whites wanted to ask him was: "How does it feel to be a problem?" In The Heart of Whiteness, Robert Jensen writes that it is time for white people in America to self-consciously reverse the direction of that question and to fully acknowledge that in the racial arena, they are the problem. While some whites would like to think that we have reached "the end of racism" in the United States, and others would like to celebrate diversity but are oblivious to the political, economic, and social ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
124
Place of Publication
Monroe, OR, United States
ISBN
9780872864498
SKU
V9780872864498
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About Robert Jensen
Robert Jensen, Ph.D., is a professor of media law, ethics and politics at the University of Texas, Austin. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a professional journalist for a decade.
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