White on White/Black on Black
George . Ed(S): Yancy
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Hardback. White on White/Black on Black is a unique contribution to the philosophy of race. The text explores how 14 philosophers, 7 white and 7 black, philosophically understand the dynamics of the process of racialization. Editor(s): Yancy, George. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 631.
White on White/Black on Black is a unique contribution to the philosophy of race. The book explores how fourteen philosophers, seven white and seven black, philosophically understand the dynamics of the process of racialization. Combined, the contributions demonstrate different and similar conceptual trajectories of raced identities that emerge from within and across the racial divide. Each of the fourteen philosophers, who share a textual space of exploration, name blackness/whiteness, revealing significant political, cultural, and existential aspects of what it means to be black/white. Through the power of naming and theorizing whiteness and blackness, White on White/Black on Black dares to ... Read more
White on White/Black on Black is a unique contribution to the philosophy of race. The book explores how fourteen philosophers, seven white and seven black, philosophically understand the dynamics of the process of racialization. Combined, the contributions demonstrate different and similar conceptual trajectories of raced identities that emerge from within and across the racial divide. Each of the fourteen philosophers, who share a textual space of exploration, name blackness/whiteness, revealing significant political, cultural, and existential aspects of what it means to be black/white. Through the power of naming and theorizing whiteness and blackness, White on White/Black on Black dares to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742514805
SKU
V9780742514805
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About George . Ed(S): Yancy
George Yancy is McAnulty Fellow in the Philosophy Department at Duquesne University.
Reviews for White on White/Black on Black
Yancy’s anthology, with its collection of philosophers of race, makes flesh of the oft-challenged pairing of race and philosophy—sinuous tissues of identity, autobiography, history, and ideology.
T. Sharpley-Whiting, professor of African American studies and French, and director of African American studies at Vanderbilt University George Yancy's brilliant and thought-provoking White on White/Black on Black is a major contribution to ... Read more
T. Sharpley-Whiting, professor of African American studies and French, and director of African American studies at Vanderbilt University George Yancy's brilliant and thought-provoking White on White/Black on Black is a major contribution to ... Read more