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White Innocence - Paradoxes of Colonialism and Race (Hardcover)
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White Innocence - Paradoxes of Colonialism and Race (Hardcover)
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In White Innocence Gloria Wekker explores a central paradox of
Dutch culture: the passionate denial of racial discrimination and
colonial violence coexisting alongside aggressive racism and
xenophobia. Accessing a cultural archive built over 400 years of
Dutch colonial rule, Wekker fundamentally challenges Dutch racial
exceptionalism by undermining the dominant narrative of the
Netherlands as a "gentle" and "ethical" nation. Wekker analyzes the
Dutch media's portrayal of black women and men, the failure to
grasp race in the Dutch academy, contemporary conservative politics
(including gay politicians espousing anti-immigrant rhetoric), and
the controversy surrounding the folkloric character Black Pete,
showing how the denial of racism and the expression of innocence
safeguards white privilege. Wekker uncovers the postcolonial legacy
of race and its role in shaping the white Dutch self, presenting
the contested, persistent legacy of racism in the country.
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