White Reign: Deploying Whiteness in America - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312224753 ISBN 13: 9780312224752

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2000

Synopsis

What does it mean to be white in today's society? Is whiteness an ethnicity? White Reign tackles questions like these by examining whiteness as a cultural concept that our society has created and exposing the systems that teach us how we think about race, including schools, media, and even cyberspace. These essays examine the construction of white identity and the possibility of reshaping whiteness in a progressive, nonracist manner, presenting a culture of whiteness that can be employed by educators, parents, and citizens concerned with racial justice.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"...A must-read not only in the growing area of whiteness studies, but also in areas addressing the intersection of education, culture, politics, and race." Lewis R. Gordon, Brown University "White Reign is a book to be reckoned with on two levels. Gathering a dozen and a half of the most recent studies of whiteness, the volume consistently provides unexpected insights. The collection also represents, especially in the essays which frame it, a sustained argument for the idea that white identity can only be reformed and not dismantled. Those of us who take the opposing abolitionist' view will appreciate the candor and clarity with which the case for preserving and reworking whiteness is made."David Rodieger, University of Minnesota

About the Author:

Joe L. Koncheloe teaches at Brooklyn College and Penn State University and Shirley R. Steinberg teaches at Adelphi University. They are co-editors of Measured Lies. Nelson M. Rpdriguez teaches at Ohio University and Ronald E. Chennault teaches at DePaul University.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0312224753
• ISBN 13: 9780312224752
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Kincheloe Prof. Joe L., Steinberg Shirley R., Rodriguez Nelson M., Chennault Ronald E.