White Folks

Race and Identity in Rural America

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Methods
Cover of the book White Folks by Timothy J. Lensmire, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Timothy J. Lensmire ISBN: 9781351719087
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 9, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Timothy J. Lensmire
ISBN: 9781351719087
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 9, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

White Folks explores the experiences and stories of eight white people from a small farming community in northern Wisconsin. It examines how white people learn to be ‘white’ and reveals how white racial identity is dependent on people of color—even in situations where white people have little or no contact with racial others.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with Delores, Frank, William, Erin, Robert, Libby, and Stan, as well as on his own experiences growing up in this same rural community, Lensmire creates a portrait of white people that highlights how their relations to people of color and their cultures are seldom simple and are characterized not just by fear and rejection, but also by attraction, envy, and desire. White Folks helps readers recognize the profound ambivalence that has characterized white thinking and feeling in relation to people of color for at least the last two hundred years. There is nothing smooth about the souls of white folks.

Current antiracist work is often grounded in a white privilege framework that has proven ineffective — in part because it reduces white people to little more than the embodiment of privilege. Lensmire provides an alternative that confronts the violence at the core of white racial selves that has become increasingly visible in American society and politics, but that also illuminates conflicts and complexities there.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

White Folks explores the experiences and stories of eight white people from a small farming community in northern Wisconsin. It examines how white people learn to be ‘white’ and reveals how white racial identity is dependent on people of color—even in situations where white people have little or no contact with racial others.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with Delores, Frank, William, Erin, Robert, Libby, and Stan, as well as on his own experiences growing up in this same rural community, Lensmire creates a portrait of white people that highlights how their relations to people of color and their cultures are seldom simple and are characterized not just by fear and rejection, but also by attraction, envy, and desire. White Folks helps readers recognize the profound ambivalence that has characterized white thinking and feeling in relation to people of color for at least the last two hundred years. There is nothing smooth about the souls of white folks.

Current antiracist work is often grounded in a white privilege framework that has proven ineffective — in part because it reduces white people to little more than the embodiment of privilege. Lensmire provides an alternative that confronts the violence at the core of white racial selves that has become increasingly visible in American society and politics, but that also illuminates conflicts and complexities there.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Food and Feast in Modern Outlaw Tales by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Ethnomusicology of the Flathead Indians by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Consultations in Dynamic Psychotherapy by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Focus: Irish Traditional Music by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book The Written Language Bias in Linguistics by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Handbook of Public Administration by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Media, Mobilization and the Umbrella Movement by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Educational Administration and History by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Foundations of Sensation and Perception by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Prince: The Making of a Pop Music Phenomenon by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Educational Reform Legislation in the 20th Century by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Aspects of Roman History 82BC-AD14 by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Testimony and Tradition by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Affirmative Psychotherapy with Bisexual Women and Bisexual Men by Timothy J. Lensmire
Cover of the book Crime, Gender and Consumer Culture in Nineteenth-Century England by Timothy J. Lensmire
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy