Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. West, Cornel

Description

1. xiv, 147 pages; 23 cm

Summary

1. "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 possible--including death threats--and 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."--Dust jacket.

Alternative title

1. What happens when we talk honestly about racism in America

Subject

1. United States
2. White people > United States > Attitudes
3. White people > Race identity > United States
4. Whites > Attitudes
5. Whites > Race identity
6. African Americans > Attitudes
7. Racism > United States
8. United States > Race relations
9. Black author
10. African Americans > Race identity
11. Anti-racism > United States
12. Race relations
13. Race awareness > United States

Contents

1. Foreword: The end of white innocence / Cornel West -- Introduction: Talking about racism: when honesty feels like too much to bear -- The letter: Dear white America -- Dear nigger professor -- Risking the white self -- Accepting the gift.

Call number

1. Sc D 18-335

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-138) and index.

Author

1. Yancy, George, author.

Title

1. Backlash : what happens when we talk honestly about racism in America / George Yancy ; foreword by Cornel West.

Publisher

1. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-138) and index.

Local note

1. Schomburg copy with dust jacket.

Local subject

1. Black author.

Added author

1. West, Cornel, writer of foreword.

LCCN

1. 2017051936

Other standard identifier

1. 40028371325
2. 40028370167

ISBN

1. 9781538104057 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
2. 1538104059 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)

Research call number

1. Sc D 18-335