Vron Ware, Les Back:Out of Whiteness: Farbe, Politik und Kultur von Vron Ware (englisch) Hardcover
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By Vron Ware, Les Etc Back. Challenging recent trends in academia, the authors argue against reconstructing whiteness as a distinct cultural identity. What happens when people in societie… Mehr…
By Vron Ware, Les Etc Back. Challenging recent trends in academia, the authors argue against reconstructing whiteness as a distinct cultural identity. What happens when people in societies stratified by race refuse to accept the privileges inherent in whiteness?. The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Out of Whiteness: Color, Politics, and Culture by Vron Ware, Les Etc Back What happens when people in societies stratified by race refuse to accept the privileges inherent in whiteness? What difference does it make when whites act in a manner that contradicts their designated racial identity? "Out of Whiteness" considers these questions and argues passionately for an imaginative and radical politics against all forms of racism.Vron Ware and Les Back look at key points in recent American and British culture where the "color line" has been blurred. Through probing accounts of writers who have disguised themselves in order to investigate racism, the growth of the White Power music scene on the Internet, the meteoric rise of big band jazz during the Second World War, and the pivotal role of white session players in crafting rhythm and blues classics by black artists, Ware and Back upset the idea of race as a symbol of inherent human attributes. Challenging recent trends in academia, the authors argue against reconstructing whiteness as a distinct cultural identity. Ware and Back give us a timely reckoning of the forces that continue to make people "white," and reveal to us the polyglot potential of identities and cultures. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description What happens when people in societies stratified by race refuse to accept the privileges inherent in whiteness? What difference does it make when whites act in a manner that contradicts their designated racial identity? "Out of Whiteness" considers these questions and argues passionately for an imaginative and radical politics against all forms of racism.Vron Ware and Les Back look at key points in recent American and British culture where the "color line" has been blurred. Through probing accounts of racial masquerades in popular literature, the growth of the white power music scene on the Internet, the meteoric rise of big band jazz during the Second World War, and the pivotal role of white session players in crafting rhythm and blues classics by black artists, Ware and Back upset the idea of race as a symbol of inherent human attributes. Their book gives us a timely reckoning of the forces that continue to make people "white," and reveals to us the polyglot potential of identities and cultures. Flap What happens when people in societies stratified by race refuse to accept the privileges inherent in whiteness? What difference does it make when whites act in a manner that contradicts their designated racial identity? Out of Whiteness considers these questions and argues passionately for an imaginative and radical politics against all forms of racism. Vron Ware and Les Back look at key points in recent American and British culture where the "color line" has been blurred. Through probing accounts of writers who have disguised themselves in order to investigate racism, the growth of the White Power music scene on the Internet, the meteoric rise of big band jazz during the Second World War, and the pivotal role of white session players in crafting rhythm and blues classics by black artists, Ware and Back upset the idea of race as a symbol of inherent human attributes. Challenging recent trends in academia, the authors argue against reconstructing whiteness as a distinct cultural identity. Ware and Back give us a timely reckoning of the forces that continue to make people "white," and reveal to us the polyglot potential of identities and cultures. Author Biography Vron Ware is a lecturer in sociology and in women's and gender studies at Yale University. She is the author of "Beyond the Pale: White Women, Racism, and History," Les Back teaches sociology and urban studies at Goldsmiths College University of London. He is the author of "New Ethnicities, Multiple Racisms: Racisms and Multiculture in Young Lives," Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Outside the Whale 1. Otherworldly Knowledge: Toward a "Language of Perspicuous Contrast" 2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? The Political Morality of Investigating Whiteness in the Gray Zone 3. Seeing through Skin/Seeing through Epidermalization 4. Wagner and Power Chords: Skinheadism, White Power Music, and the Internet 5. Mothers of Invention: Good Hearts, Intelligent Minds, and Subversive Acts 6. Syncopated Synergy: Dance, Embodiment, and the Call of the Jitterbug 7. Ghosts, Trails, and Bones: Circuits of Memory and Traditions of Resistance 8. Out of Sight: Southern Music and the Coloring of Sound 9. Room with a View Notes Index Details ISBN0226873412 Author Les Etc Back Publisher University of Chicago Press Language English ISBN-10 0226873412 ISBN-13 9780226873411 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 305.800 Illustrations Yes Year 2001 Publication Date 2001-12-31 Imprint University of Chicago Press Subtitle Color, Politics, and Culture Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Affiliation Lecturer in Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies, Yale University, USA Short Title OUT OF WHITENESS Residence CT, US Pages 333 DOI 10.1604/9780226873411 AU Release Date 2001-12-01 NZ Release Date 2001-12-01 US Release Date 2001-12-01 UK Release Date 2001-12-01 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENTPeace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:137881126; , Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Artikelzustand: Neu, ISBN-13: 9780226873411, Book Title: Out of Whiteness: Color, Politics, and Culture, EAN: 9780226873411, Publication Year: 2001, Type: Textbook, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Publication Name: Out of Whiteness: Color, Politics, and Culture, Item Height: 232mm, Item Width: 155mm, Subject: Social Sciences, Anthropology, History, Item Weight: 572g, Number of Pages: 333 Pages, T.H.E. University of Chicago Press<
