{"product_id":"out-of-whiteness-color-politics-and-culture-paperback","title":"Out of Whiteness: Color, Politics, and Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVron Ware\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when people in societies stratified by race refuse to accept the privileges inherent in whiteness? What difference does it make when whites act in a manner that contradicts their designated racial identity? \u003ci\u003eOut of Whiteness\u003c\/i\u003e considers these questions and argues passionately for an imaginative and radical politics against all forms of racism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Vron Ware and Les Back look at key points in recent American and British culture where the \"color line\" has been blurred. Through probing accounts of racial masquerades in popular literature, the growth of the white power music scene on the Internet, the meteoric rise of big band jazz during the Second World War, and the pivotal role of white session players in crafting rhythm and blues classics by black artists, Ware and Back upset the idea of race as a symbol of inherent human attributes. Their book gives us a timely reckoning of the forces that continue to make people \"white,\" and reveals to us the polyglot potential of identities and cultures.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when people in societies stratified by race refuse to accept the privileges inherent in whiteness? What difference does it make when whites act in a manner that contradicts their designated racial identity? \u003ci\u003eOut of Whiteness\u003c\/i\u003e considers these questions and argues passionately for an imaginative and radical politics against all forms of racism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVron Ware and Les Back look at key points in recent American and British culture where the color line has been blurred. Through probing accounts of writers who have disguised themselves in order to investigate racism, the growth of the White Power music scene on the Internet, the meteoric rise of big band jazz during the Second World War, and the pivotal role of white session players in crafting rhythm and blues classics by black artists, Ware and Back upset the idea of race as a symbol of inherent human attributes. Challenging recent trends in academia, the authors argue against reconstructing whiteness as a distinct cultural identity. Ware and Back give us a timely reckoning of the forces that continue to make people white, and reveal to us the polyglot potential of identities and cultures.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVron Ware\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in sociology and in women's and gender studies at Yale University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Pale: White Women, Racism, and History\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLes Back\u003c\/b\u003e teaches sociology and urban studies at Goldsmiths College University of London. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNew Ethnicities, Multiple Racisms: Racisms and Multiculture in Young Lives\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 333\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42098556141648,"sku":"9780226873428","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/NkIwVzRKWHRMdmVIZVE5T09sT3J6QT09.webp?v=1771948630","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/out-of-whiteness-color-politics-and-culture-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}