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The Construction of Whiteness - An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Race Formation and the Meaning of a White Identity (Hardcover)
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The Construction of Whiteness - An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Race Formation and the Meaning of a White Identity (Hardcover)
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This volume collects interdisciplinary essays that examine the
crucial intersection between whiteness as a privileged racial
category and the various material practices (social, cultural,
political, and economic) that undergird white ideological influence
in America. In truth, the need to examine whiteness as a problem
has rarely been grasped outside academic circles. The ubiquity of
whiteness - its pervasive quality as an ideal that is at once
omnipresent and invisible - makes it the very epitome of the
mainstream in America. And yet the undeniable relationship between
whiteness and inequality in this country necessitates a thorough
interrogation of its formation, its representation, and its
reproduction. Essays here seek to do just that work. Editors and
contributors interrogate whiteness as a social construct, revealing
the underpinnings of narratives that foster white skin as an ideal
of beauty, intelligence, and power. Contributors examine whiteness
from several disciplinary perspectives, including history,
communication, law, sociology, and literature. Its breadth and
depth makes The Construction of Whiteness a refined introduction to
the critical study of race for a new generation of scholars,
undergraduates, and graduate students. Moreover, the
interdisciplinary approach of the collection will appeal to
scholars in African and African American studies, ethnic studies,
cultural studies, legal studies, and more. This collection delivers
an important contribution to the field of whiteness studies in its
multifaceted impact on American history and culture.
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