Out of Whiteness: Color, Politics, and Culture

What 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? Out of Whiteness considers these questions and argues passionately for an imaginative and radical politics against all forms of racism. 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.

Politics & Social Sciences

Back, Les

Ware, Vron

Social Sciences

University of Chicago Press

What 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? Out of Whiteness considers these questions and argues passionately for an imaginative and radical politics against all forms of racism. 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.

Engaging exploration of race and youth culture which examines the development of new identities, ethnicities and forms of racism. This text analyzes the relationship between racism, community and adolescent social identities in the African and South Asian diasporas. This book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students on courses in race and ethnicity, urban sociology, cultural studies and social anthropology. It will also have some appeal within social policy and social work.

New Ethnicities and Urban Culture: Racisms and Multiculture in Young Lives

Ucl Pr Ltd

Drawing on a wealth of original sources, this book explores the changing contours of the politics of race in the present social and political environment. This will appeal to students of British politics and society.

Race, Politics and Social Change

History

Solomos, John

Europe

Routledge

The Unfinished Politics of Race argues that the past few decades have seen important transformations in the politics of race. Contending that existing accounts have focused narrowly on the mainstream political sphere, this study argues that there is a need to explore the role of race more widely. By exploring the mainstream as well as transitional and alternative spheres of political mobilisation the authors stress the need to link the analysis of both local and national processes in order to make sense of the changing contours of racialised politics. The underlying concern of this study is to outline both a theoretical frame for an analysis of racial politics, and detailed empirical accounts of different arenas of political mobilisation. By exploring the unfinished politics of race, this study provides a timely reminder that the position of racial and ethnic minorities in political institutions remains deeply contested.

The Unfinished Politics of Race: Histories of Political Participation, Migration, and Multiculturalism

Keith, Michael

Shukra, Kalbir

Cambridge University Press

The Unfinished Politics of Race

Engaging exploration of race and youth culture which examines the development of new identities, ethnicities and forms of racism. This text analyzes the relationship between racism, community and adolescent social identities in the African and South Asian diasporas.; This book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students on courses in race and ethnicity, urban sociology, cultural studies and social anthropology. It will also have some appeal within social policy and social work.

New Ethnicities And Urban Culture: Social Identity And Racism In The Lives Of Young People

Sociology

Drawing on a wealth of original sources, including interviews with politicians and activists this book explores the changing contours of the politics of race in the present social and political environment. The volume seeks to go beyond abstract generalisations in order to develop an account which takes seriously the everyday processes that have shaped social understandings of race and politics in British society. At the same time it links up to the broader debates about the impact of multiculturalism on contemporary politics, the role of minorities in political life and the limits of democratic government.Its account of the role of black politicians within the context of party politics will be of particular appeal to those interested in the interplay between mobilisation and the development of racial justice and equality. Race, Politics and Social Change will appeal to students of British Politics and Society and to all those with interests in the politics of race.

Anthropology

Cultural Sociology: An Introduction

Cultural Sociology: An Introduction is the first dedicated student textbook to address cultural sociology as a legitimate model for sociological thinking and research. Highly renowned authors present a rich overview of major sociological themes and the various empirical applications of cultural sociology. <ul>
<li>A timely introductory overview to this increasingly significant field which provides invaluable summaries of key studies and approaches within cultural sociology</li> <li>Clearly written and designed, with accessible summaries of thematic topics, covering race, class, politics, religion, media, fashion, and music</li> <li>International experts contribute chapters in their field of research, including a chapter by David Chaney, a founder of cultural sociology</li> <li>Offers a unified set of theoretical and methodological tools for those wishing to apply a cultural sociological approach in their work</li> </ul>

Woodward, Ian

Edles, Laura Desfor

GIBSON, MARGARET

Jacobs, Ron

Bennett, Andy

Inglis, David

Wiley/Blackwell

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Out of Whiteness: Color, Politics, and Culture

Out of Whiteness: Color, Politics, and Culture

New Ethnicities and Urban Culture: Racisms and Multiculture in Young Lives

Race, Politics and Social Change

The Unfinished Politics of Race: Histories of Political Participation, Migration, and Multiculturalism

The Unfinished Politics of Race

Race, Politics and Social Change

New Ethnicities And Urban Culture: Social Identity And Racism In The Lives Of Young People

Race, Politics and Social Change

Cultural Sociology: An Introduction