White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
The International Bestseller
Anger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence. These are the ways in which ordinary white people react when it is pointed out to them that they have done or said something that has - unintentionally - caused racial offence or hurt. After, all, a racist is the worst thing a person can be, right? But these reactions only serve to silence people of colour, who cannot give honest feedback to 'liberal' white people lest they provoke a dangerous emotional reaction.
Robin DiAngelo coined the term 'White Fragility' in 2011 to describe this process and is here to show us how it serves to uphold the system of white supremacy. Using knowledge and insight gained over decades of running racial awareness workshops and working on this idea as a Professor of Whiteness Studies, she shows us how we can start having more honest conversations, listen to each other better and react to feedback with grace and humility. It is not enough to simply hold abstract progressive views and condemn the obvious racists on social media - change starts with us all at a practical, granular level, and it is time for all white people to take responsibility for relinquishing their own racial supremacy.
About the Author
Robin DiAngelo is an academic, lecturer, and author working in the fields of critical discourse analysis and whiteness studies. She is a lecturer at the University of Washington and formerly served as a tenured professor of multicultural education at Westfield State University. DiAngelo has been a consultant and trainer for more than twenty years on issues of racial and social justice.
Format: Paperback | 192pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.2 | 244g -
Publication Date: 07 Feb 2019
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Imprint: Allen Lane
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0141990562
ISBN13: 9780141990569
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover, including very minor scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, and no highlighting of text. There is a name written in black pen at the top of the first page, but no other writing in margins. No missing pages.