The second edition of Melanie Bush's acclaimed Everyday Forms of Whiteness looks at the often-unseen ways racism impacts our lives. The author has interviewed and surveyed hundreds of college students and reveals that even though we talk as though we live in a "post-racial" world after the election of Barack Obama, racism is still very much a factor in everyday life. The second edition incorporates new data and interviews to show how the everyday thinking of ordinary people contributes to the perpetuation of systemic racialized inequality. The book introduces key terms for the study for race...
The second edition of Melanie Bush's acclaimed Everyday Forms of Whiteness looks at the often-unseen ways racism impacts our lives. The author has int...
Everyday Forms of Whiteness examines why many white people in America feel that we have achieved racial equality, though most social and economic indicators suggest otherwise. The second edition of this groundbreaking book incorporates new data and interviews to show how the everyday thinking of ordinary people contributes to the perpetuation of systemic racialized inequality. The book also identifies opportunities to challenge these patterns.
Everyday Forms of Whiteness examines why many white people in America feel that we have achieved racial equality, though most social and economic indi...
Could the promise of upward mobility have a dark side? In "Tensions in the American Dream," Melanie and Roderick Bush ask, how does a "nation of immigrants" pledge inclusion, yet marginalize so many citizens based on race, class, and gender? The authors consider the origins and development of the U.S. nation and empire; the founding principles of belonging, nationalism, and exceptionalism; and their lived reality. "Tensions in the American Dream" also addresses the relevancy of nation to empire in the context of the historical world capitalist system. The authors ask, is the American...
Could the promise of upward mobility have a dark side? In "Tensions in the American Dream," Melanie and Roderick Bush ask, how does a "nation of immig...
Could the promise of upward mobility have a dark side? In "Tensions in the American Dream," Melanie and Roderick Bush ask, how does a "nation of immigrants" pledge inclusion, yet marginalize so many citizens based on race, class, and gender? The authors consider the origins and development of the U.S. nation and empire; the founding principles of belonging, nationalism, and exceptionalism; and their lived reality. "Tensions in the American Dream" also addresses the relevancy of nation to empire in the context of the historical world capitalist system. The authors ask, is the American...
Could the promise of upward mobility have a dark side? In "Tensions in the American Dream," Melanie and Roderick Bush ask, how does a "nation of immig...
