How to be less stupid about race : on racism, White supremacy, and the racial divide /
How to Be Less Stupid About Race is your essential guide to breaking through the half-truths and ridiculous misconceptions that have thoroughly corrupted the way race is represented in the classroom, pop culture, media and politics. Centuries after our nation was founded on genocide, settler colonia...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Beacon Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | How to Be Less Stupid About Race is your essential guide to breaking through the half-truths and ridiculous misconceptions that have thoroughly corrupted the way race is represented in the classroom, pop culture, media and politics. Centuries after our nation was founded on genocide, settler colonialism and slavery, many Americans are kinda-sorta-maybe waking up to the reality that our racial politics are (still) garbage. But in the midst of this reckoning, widespread denial and misunderstandings about race persist, even as white supremacy and racial injustice are more visible than ever before. Combining no-holds-barred social critique, humorous personal anecdotes and analysis of the latest interdisciplinary scholarship on systemic racism, sociologist Crystal M. Fleming provides a fresh, accessible and irreverent take on everything that's wrong with our "national conversation about race." Drawing upon critical race theory, as well as her own experiences as a queer black millennial college professor and researcher, Fleming unveils how systemic racism exposes us all to racial ignorance, and provides a road map for transforming our knowledge into concrete social change. Searing, sobering and urgently needed, How to Be Less Stupid About Race is a truth bomb and call to action for everyone who wants to challenge white supremacy and intersectional oppression. If you like Issa Rae, Justin Simien, Angela Davis and Morgan Jerkins, then this deeply relevant, bold and incisive book is for you. |
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| Physical Description: | 230 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780807050774 0807050776 |