Backlash - What Happens When We Talk Honestly About Racism in America

When George Yancy penned a New York Times article entitled "Dear White America," he knew he was courting controversy. Here, Yancy chronicles the ensuing blowback as he seeks to understand what it was that created so much rage among so many white readers. He challenges white Americans to develop a new empathy for the African American experience.

List of contents

Foreword: The End of White Innocence
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Talking About Racism: When Honesty Feels Like Too much to Bear

Chapter 1: The Letter: Dear White America
Chapter 2: Dear Nigger Professor
Chapter 3: Risking the White Self
Chapter 4: Accepting the Gift

Notes
Index
About the Author

About the author

George Yancy is Professor of Philosophy at Emory University. He is the author, editor and co-editor of over 18 books. He is known for his influential essays and interviews in the New York Times' philosophy column, The Stone. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Product details

• Authors: George Yancy, George/ West Yancy, Yancy George
• Assisted by: West Cornel (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781538104057
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0405-7
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, Ethnic Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Social discrimination and social justice, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black