White fragility : why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism
DiAngelo, Robin J.2019
Books, Manuscripts
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.
Main title:
White fragility : why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism / Robin DiAngelo.
Author:
DiAngelo, Robin J., author
Imprint:
UK : Allen Lane, 2019.
Collation:
xiii, 168 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: Boston: Beacon Press, 2018.Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780141990569 (pbk)
Dewey class:
305.8305.8 DIA305.8DIA
Local class:
CU.6/DIA
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2775307