Describes the racist tendency of Whites to always and forever to center the discussion of virtually any subject on whiteness, and suggests how to get past this worldview.
Preface by Henry Giroux Rearticulating a Racial Identity: Creating Oppositional Spaces to Fight for Equality and Social Justice by Christine Clark and James O'Donnell Unthinking Whiteness, Rethinking Democracy: Critical Citizenship in Gringolandia by Peter McLaren Lighting Candles in the Dark: One Black Woman's Response to White Anti-Racist Narratives by Beverly Deniel Tatum Subverting Racism from Within: Linking White Identity to Activism by Becky Thompson Transforming Received Categories: Discovering Cross-Border Identities and Other Subversive Activities by David Wellman The Secret: White Lies are Never Little by Christine Clark Becoming White: How I Got Over by Arnold Cooper Seeing Things as They Are by Carolyn O'Grady The Recollections of a Recovering Racist by James O'Donnell What Could a White Girl from South Boston Possibly Know about Racism? Reflections of a Social Justice Educator by Mary Gannon If You're Not Standing in this Line, You're Standing in the Wrong Line by Pritchy Smith Building Blocks: My Journey toward White Racial Awareness by Patti DeRosa "Justice, Justice Shalt Thou Do!" by Liz Aaronsohn White Man Dancing: A Story of Personal Transformation by Gary Howard Rewriting the Discourse of Racial Identity: Towards a Pedagogy and Politics of Whiteness by Henry A. Giroux
CHRISTINE CLARK is Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, New Mexico State University. JAMES O'DONNELL is Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, New Mexico State University.
"Becoming and Unbecoming White is an immensely impressive and
essential contribution to the field of education, in particular
teacher education and multicultural education....Through the
stories and analyses, a much needed new space is created to
catapult educational thinking, discourse, and action into a new
direction that has the potential to free us to more directly and
energetically engage in the work of fighting for equality and
social justice for all of us."-Beverly E. Cross Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
"By engaging readers in a thoughtful analysis of Whiteness and its
connection to critical and inclusive teaching, the authors in this
book highlight both the transformative power and the potentially
limiting nature of the discourse of Whiteness. They remind us that,
in the final analysis, our focus as teachers needs to be on
students because all of them, but especially students of color, are
put in jeopardy by an education that favors Whites over others in
all aspects of schooling. By emphasizing the experiences and the
analysis of educators coming to terms with becoming both White and
anti-racist, Chris Clark and Jim O'Donnell provide a healthy and
empowering model for all teachers of all backgrounds."-Sonia Nieto
Professor, School of Education University of Massachusetts
Amherst
.,."a text that will foster critical discussions on multiple levels
among faculty, community leaders and undergraduate and graduate
students....unique in that it offers opportunities for readers to
enter the text at multiple levels and places in their own journeys
of fighting for a more just country."-Journal of Moral
Education
.,."contains honest and revealing assessments of what it means to
be white. They alert the reader to what it means to give up white
privilege and to become a force for the easing of the racial
divide....for white educators who seek to forge unknown and
uncomfortable territory (as we must if we are to contribute to the
ameliorations rather than the perpetuation of racism), this book
provides an indispensable road map."-Multicultural Review
?...a text that will foster critical discussions on multiple levels
among faculty, community leaders and undergraduate and graduate
students....unique in that it offers opportunities for readers to
enter the text at multiple levels and places in their own journeys
of fighting for a more just country.?-Journal of Moral
Education
?...contains honest and revealing assessments of what it means to
be white. They alert the reader to what it means to give up white
privilege and to become a force for the easing of the racial
divide....for white educators who seek to forge unknown and
uncomfortable territory (as we must if we are to contribute to the
ameliorations rather than the perpetuation of racism), this book
provides an indispensable road map.?-Multicultural Review
?An excellent collection for college-level students to
study.?-Multicultural Perspectives
..."a text that will foster critical discussions on multiple levels
among faculty, community leaders and undergraduate and graduate
students....unique in that it offers opportunities for readers to
enter the text at multiple levels and places in their own journeys
of fighting for a more just country."-Journal of Moral
Education
"An excellent collection for college-level students to
study."-Multicultural Perspectives
..."contains honest and revealing assessments of what it means to
be white. They alert the reader to what it means to give up white
privilege and to become a force for the easing of the racial
divide....for white educators who seek to forge unknown and
uncomfortable territory (as we must if we are to contribute to the
ameliorations rather than the perpetuation of racism), this book
provides an indispensable road map."-Multicultural Review
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