George Yancy (ed.)

What White Looks Like

African-American Philosophers on the Whiteness Question
Herausgeber: Yancy, George

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Produktbeschreibung

In the burgeoning field of whiteness studies, "What White Looks Like" takes a unique approach to the subject by collecting the ideas of African-American philosophers. George Yancy has brought together a group of thinkers who address the problematic issues of whiteness as a category requiring serious analysis. What does white look like when viewed through philosophical training and African-American experience? In this volume, Robert Birt asks if whites can "live whiteness authentically." Janine Jones examines what it means to be a "goodwill white." Joy James tells of beating her "addiction" to white supremacy, while Arnold Farr writes on making whiteness visible in Western philosophy. "What White Looks Like" brings a badly needed critique and philosophically sophisticated perspective to central issue of contemporary society.

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First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 475g
• ISBN-13: 9780415966160
• ISBN-10: 0415966167
• Artikelnr.: 22375786

Autorenporträt

George Yancy holds the McCracken Fellowship in Africaana Studies at New York University. He has edited three previous books, including African-American Philosophers:17 Conversations (Routledge, 1998), Cornel West: ACritical Reader (2001), and The Philosophical i: Personal Reflections on Life in Philosophy (2002).

Inhaltsangabe

In the burgeoning field of whiteness studies, What White Looks Like takes a
unique approach to the subject by collecting the ideas of African-American
philosophers. George Yancy has brought together a group of thinkers who
address the problematic issues of whiteness as a category requiring serious
analysis. What does white look like when viewed through philosophical
training and African-American experience? In this volume, Robert Birt asks
if whites can live whiteness authentically. Janine Jones examines what it
means to be a goodwill white. Joy James tells of beating her addiction to
white supremacy, while Arnold Farr writes on making whiteness visible in
Western philosophy. What White Looks Like brings a badly needed critique
and philosophically sophisticated perspective to central issue of
contemporary society.