Backlash (eBook)

What Happens When We Talk Honestly about Racism in America

George Yancy (Autor)

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2018
180 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-0406-4 (ISBN)

Infos

When George Yancy penned a New York Times article entitled “Dear White America,” he knew that he was courting controversy. Here, Yancy chronicles the ensuing blowback as he seeks to understand what it was that created so much rage among so many white readers. He challenges white Americans to develop a new empathy for the African American experience.

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When George Yancy penned a New York Times op-ed entitled ';Dear White America' asking white Americans to confront the ways that they benefit from racism, he knew his article would be controversial. But he was unprepared for the flood of vitriol in response.The resulting blowback played out in the national media, with critics attacking Yancy in every form possibleincluding death threatsand supporters rallying to his side. Despite the rhetoric of a ';post-race' America, Yancy quickly discovered that racism is still alive, crude, and vicious in its expression. In Backlash, Yancy expands upon the original article and chronicles the ensuing controversy as he seeks to understand what it was about the op-ed that created so much rage among so many white readers. He challenges white Americans to rise above the vitriol and to develop a new empathy for the African American experience.

Autor

George Yancy is Professor of Philosophy at Emory University. He is the author, editor and co-editor of over 18 books. He is known for his influential essays and interviews in the New York Times' philosophy column, The Stone. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Inhalt

Foreword: The End of White InnocenceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Talking About Racism: When Honesty Feels Like Too much to BearChapter 1: The Letter: Dear White AmericaChapter 2: Dear Nigger ProfessorChapter 3: Risking the White SelfChapter 4: Accepting the GiftNotesIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2018
• Vorwort: Cornel West
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: civil rights books • civil rights in america • Dear White America • fox news • James Baldwin • racial bias • racism books • racism history • racism in america today • white supremacy
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-0406-7 / 1538104067
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-0406-4 / 9781538104064