The Construction of Whiteness: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Race Formation and the Meaning of a White Identity by Stephen Middleton, Donald M. Shaffer, David R. Roediger (Hardcover, 2016)
This volume collects interdisciplinary essays that examine the crucial intersection between whiteness as a privileged racial category and the various material practices (social, cultural, political, and economic) that undergird white ideological influence in America. In truth, the need to examine whiteness as a problem has rarely been grasped outside academic circles. The ubiquity of whiteness - its pervasive quality as an ideal that is at once omnipresent and invisible - makes it the very epitome of the mainstream in America. And yet the undeniable relationship between whiteness and inequality in this country necessitates a thorough interrogation of its formation, its representation, and its reproduction. Essays here seek to do just that work. Editors and contributors interrogate whiteness as a social construct, revealing the underpinnings of narratives that foster white skin as an ideal of beauty, intelligence, and power. Contributors examine whiteness from several disciplinary perspectives, including history, communication, law, sociology, and literature. Its breadth and depth makes The Construction of Whiteness a refined introduction to the critical study of race for a new generation of scholars, undergraduates, and graduate students. Moreover, the interdisciplinary approach of the collection will appeal to scholars in African and African American studies, ethnic studies, cultural studies, legal studies, and more. This collection delivers an important contribution to the field of whiteness studies in its multifaceted impact on American history and culture.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
ISBN-13
9781496805553
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221898789
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Economic Sociology
Author
Stephen Middleton, Donald M. Shaffer, David R. Roediger
Publication Name
The Construction of Whiteness: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Race Formation and the Meaning of a White Identity
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences, Sociology
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Donald M. Shaffer, Stephen Middleton, David R. Roediger