Racism in American Public Life

A Call to Action

Johnnetta Betsch Cole (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

152 Seiten

2021
University of Virginia Press (Verlag)
978-0-8139-4562-0 (ISBN)

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For some in our society, diversity is a threat. Others feel society should be more inclusive, if only out of fairness. But as Johnnetta Cole argues in her new book, embracing diversity and inclusiveness is more than a virtuous ideal; it is essential to a healthy, productive society. Focusing on higher education and other arenas of cultural development, Cole explores our institutions' vulnerability to the influence of racism and the wider implications for American society. At the core of Cole's argument is the belief that increasing the representation of historically marginalized groups on college campuses, and in museums, media, and other institutions is, like the liberal arts, vitally important to social progress. Accompanying Cole's urgent calls to implement social change are vividly rendered experiences from her own remarkable life. Cole issues a challenge for courageous conversations about race and racism and places unique responsibility and accountability on institutions of higher education in leading these conversations.

Johnnetta Betsch Cole, President of the National Council of Negro Women, is coauthor of Gender Talk: The Struggle for Women's Equality in African American Communities.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.03.2021
Reihe/Serie	The Malcolm Lester Phi Beta Kappa Lectures on Liberal Arts and Public Life
Nachwort	Tikia K. Hamilton
Verlagsort	Charlottesville
Sprache	englisch
Maße	195 x 208 mm
Gewicht	285 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-8139-4562-3 / 0813945623
ISBN-13	978-0-8139-4562-0 / 9780813945620
Zustand	Neuware