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Book SynopsisInvestigative reporter Chris Joyner reveals the true story of Clarence Henderson, a Black sharecropper convicted and sentenced to death three times for a murder he didn’t commit.Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR . . . SO FAR by The New YorkerThe Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson is the true story of the wrongfully accused Black sharecropper and the Georgia prosecution desperate to pin the crime on him despite scant evidence. His first trial lasted only a day and featured a lackluster public defense. The book also tells the story of Homer Chase, a former World War II paratrooper and New England radical who was sent to the South by the Communist Party to recruit African Americans to the cause while offering them a chance at increased freedom. And it’s the story of Thurgood Marshall’s NAACP and their battle against not only entrenched racism but a Communist Party—despite facing nearly as much prejudice as thTrade ReviewAtlanta Journal-Constitution investigative reporter Joyner debuts with a searing look at an unsolved murder case . . . Joyner provides just the right level of detail in this stranger-than-fiction narrative, in which endemic racism almost resulted in the execution of an innocent man. * Publishers Weekly, *starred* review *Using a range of archival sources, Joyner illustrates Henderson’s vulnerable position as a Black defendant, and shows how external factors—such as the introduction of lie-detection and ballistics analysis and the rivalry between the N.A.A.C.P. and the Communist Party, which were both determined to come to his defense—shaped the legal proceedings in unexpected ways. * The New Yorker *“A compelling account of ‘justice’ in the Jim Crow South. Recommended for readers interested in true crime and race.” * Library Journal *“Three times Henderson went to trial for Stevens’ murder, three times he was convicted, and sentenced to die in the electric chair, and three times his convictions were overturned. Meanwhile, many believe that Buddy Stevens’ real murderer remained free. It’s an intriguing cold case story that might have remained under the radar if not for Joyner’s deeply researched book.” * Atlanta Journal Constitution *“Drawing on his two-plus decades of experience in journalism, Joyner plumbs newspaper archives, court records and personal interviews to tell the story not just of Henderson—a Black sharecropper in rural Georgia who in the late 1940s and early '50s was convicted and sentenced to death three times for a murder he didn't commit—but of race in the US after World War II.” * CNN *

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Book SynopsisA journey into the extraordinary, vibrant world of Black African London which is shaping modern Britain. What makes a Londoner? What is it to be Black, African and British? And how can we understand the many tangled roots of our modern nation without knowing the story of how it came to be?This is a story that begins not with the Windrush Generation' of Caribbean immigrants to Britain, but with post-1960s arrivals from African countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Somalia. Some came from former British colonies in the wake of newfound independence; others arrived seeking prosperity and an English education for their children. Now, in the 2020s, their descendants have unleashed a tidal wave of creativity and cultural production stretching from Lambeth to Lagos, Islington to the Ivory Coast. Daniel Kaluuya and Skepta; John Boyega and Little Simz; Edward Enninful and Bukayo Saka everywhere you look, across the fields of sport, business, fashion, the arts and beyTrade ReviewAs thrilling as it is touching and revealing - this book is an indispensable map to London today. -- Ben Judah * Journalist and author of This is London: Life and Death in the World City *Illuminating and fascinating, with humour and some surprises, Jimi Famurewa examines Britain's African communities, past and present. -- Stephen Bourne * author of Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War *Jimi brings modern black London alive like no other author. This feels like an important book that is also a total pleasure to read. -- Sathnam Sanghera * author of EmpireLand: How Modern Britain is Shaped by its Imperial Past *Settlers is the book I didn’t know I was waiting for. Jimi Famurewa approaches an incredibly complicated topic with a steady hand and fine precision that results in a book that is well researched, rich in nuance and handled with care. It was as enjoyable to read as it was enlightening. -- Jendella Benson * author of Hope & Glory *This is an extraordinary and beautifully written piece of work that deals with a deeply complex and rich history with a remarkable lightness of touch, sensitivity, warmth and insight. It is depressing to reflect on the reality that all too many people continue to question the benefits of immigration. This fine book shows beyond any doubt that London, and this country, is all the better for its Black African population. -- James RamsdenA spellbinding portrait of culture, talent, food and activism. * Stylist Magazine *Settlers is replete with revealing anecdotes… Famurewa’s writing is thoughtful, cogent and admirably even-handed. * theguardian.com *Dazzling. * Waitrose Food Magazine *[Jimi's] voice and the way he writes I just love. * Jamie Oliver *Settlers is a pleasure to read, by turns lyrical, approachable, funny, sensitive and always well-researched… [Famurewa] sweeps you along so thoroughly that you don’t realise until you close the book quite how much you have enjoyed it, how much you have learnt and how much it will stay with you. * The Spectator *Settlers is a testament to Jimi Famurewa's love not just for his lineage, but for the culture. An incisive, intimate and profound work. -- Candice Carty-Williams * author of Queenie and People Person *Table of ContentsPrologue: The Second Great Wave 1 Farm 2 Market 3 Boat 4 Cell 5 Worship House 6 Restaurant 7 Classroom 8 Suburb Conclusion: The Next Great Wave Further Reading Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisTroubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education offers a series of critical perspectives concerning reconciliation and reconciliatory efforts between Canadian and Indigenous peoples. Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars address both theoretical and practical aspects of troubling reconciliation in education across various contexts with significant diversity of thought, approach, and socio-political location. Throughout, the work challenges mainstream reconciliation discourses. This timely, unflinching analysis will be invaluable to scholars and students of Indigenous studies, sociology, and education. Foreword by Jan Hare. Contributors: Daniela Bascuñán, Jennifer Brant, Liza Brechbill, Shawna Carroll, Frank Deer, George J. Sefa Dei (Nana Adusei Sefa Tweneboah), Lucy El-Sherif, Rachel yacaaʔał George, Ruth Green, Celia Haig-Brown, Arlo Kempf, Jeannie Kerr, David Newhouse, Amy Parent, Michelle Pidgeon, Robin Quantick, Jean-Paul Restoule, Toby Rollo, Mark Sinke, Sandra D. Styres, Lynne Wiltse, Dawn ZingaTrade Review"This is crucially important work at this time, as universities, provincial education boards, and school districts grapple with their responses to the TRC. The contributors to Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education continue dialogues around reconciliation, decolonization, and Indigenization in schools at every level across Canada and offer real and actionable insights for educational leaders and teachers.” Shannon C. Leddy, University of British Columbia“Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education is a significant contribution in this era of the post-TRC, the Calls to Action, the MMIWG inquiry report, and the ongoing difficulties and legacies of systemic racism/colonialism against Indigenous peoples in Canadian institutions.” Lisa Korteweg, Lakehead University"Troubling Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian Education is both practical and highly sophisticated in its collective approach to examining and evaluating factual and authentic teaching surrounding Indigenous history, culture, and shared generational settler responsibility. At times the truths being explored can be uncomfortable, but the pain associated with analyzing these inconvenient realities speaks to the necessity for confronting them actively. As Canadians continue to wrestle with the larger implications of ‘reconciliation,’ this is an engaging and provocative read that adds texture and nuance to an integral and fundamental part of defining a Canadian national identity." Regan Treewater, Alberta Native News, September 27, 2022"Following the words of editors Styres and Kempf, the 22 contributors examine whether current efforts at reconciliation are real or just 'hype.' Part 1 of the book looks at the theoretical approaches to reconciliation and part 2 at actual efforts being made, mainly in teacher education programs in several Canadian universities... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students and faculty." J. A. Reyhner, CHOICE Magazine, January 2023Table of Contentsvii Foreword JAN HARE xiii Acknowledgements xv A Troubling Place to Start: Reconciliation in Collapse ARLO KEMPF, SANDRA D. STYRES, LIZA BRECHBILL AND LUCY EL-SHERIF I Theoretical Perspectives on (Ir)reconciliation: Polishing the Silver Covenant Chain 1 | Discovering Truth in the Post-TRC Era: Morality and Spirituality Discourses in the Reconciliatory Journeys of Schools FRANK DEER 2 | Indigenous Resiliency, Renewal, and Resurgence in Decolonizing Canadian Higher Education MICHELLE PIDGEON 3 | Uncomfortable Realities: Reconciliation in Higher Education DAWN ZINGA 4 | Contested Knowledges: Indigeneity, Resistance, and Black Theorizing in Academia GEORGE J. SEFA DEI (NANA ADUSEI SEFA TWENEBOAH) 5 | Some of Us Are More Canadian Than Others: Pedagogies of Citizenship and Learning Racialized Settlerhood LUCY EL-SHERIF AND MARK SINKE 6 | The Performativity of Reconciliation: Illusory Justice and the Site C Dam RACHEL YACAAʔAŁ GEORGE 7 | Beyond Curricula: Colonial Pedagogies in Public Schooling TOBY ROLLO II Reconceptualizing Reconciliation in Education: Teaching and Learning in Right Relation 8 | Reconciliation and Relational Ethics in Education SANDRA D. STYRES AND ARLO KEMPF 9 | Exploring Tensions in Taking Up the Call for Reconciliation in Teacher Education LYNNE WILTSE 10 | Troubling Trespass: Moving Settler Teachers Toward Decolonization DANIELA BASCUÑÁN, MARK SINKE, SHAWNA M. CARROLL, AND JEAN-PAUL RESTOULE 11 | Talking It Through, Talking Through It: A Dialogue on Indigenizing Education CELIA HAIG-BROWN AND RUTH GREEN 12 | Recalling the Spirit and Intent of Indigenous Literatures JENNIFER BRANT 13 | Teaching Indigenous Studies in a Time of Reconciliation: An Anticolonial Approach Toward Postcolonial Awareness DAVID NEWHOUSE AND ROBIN QUANTICK 14 | Contemporary Colonialism and Reconciliation in Higher Education: A Decolonial Response Through Relationality JEANNIE KERR AND AMY PARENT Contributors"

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Book Synopsis'A remarkable set of essays unlike anything else' - Kadish Morris, Guardian As in her fiction, the essays in Out of the Sun demonstrate Esi Edugyan's commitment to seeking out the stories of Black lives that history has failed to record. Written with the death of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in the background, in five wide-ranging essays Edugyan reflects on her own identity and experiences as the daughter of Ghanaian immigrants. She delves into the history of Western Art and the truths about Black lives that it fails to reveal, and the ways contemporary Black artists are reclaiming and reimagining those lives. She explores and celebrates the legacy of Afrofuturism, the complex and problematic practice of racial passing, the place of ghosts and haunting in the imagination, and the fascinating relationship between Africa and Asia dating back to the 6th Century. With calm, piercing intelligence, and a refusal to think on anyone's terms but her own, Edugyan asks difficult questions about how we reckon with the past and imagine the future, and invites the reader to think alongside her in working out what the answers to these may be.Trade ReviewStunning ... Out of the Sun provides an enlightening, multifaceted and thoroughly engrossing look at what blackness means and has meant through the centuries. * Irish Times *A remarkable collection of essays on representation, race, identity and history. Not surprisingly, Out of the Sun is rich in stories, memory and the warmth of human experience ... gripping ... There are insights, ironies and nuances on every page: Edugyan must now be counted as one of the finest essayists of her generation, as well as one of the best novelists -- Matthew D'AnconaIn its breadth, beauty and candour, this is a beguiling collection. And if, after reading it you leave with more questions than you started - which might be a complaint in a lesser book - then I suspect it has achieved its aim -- Kuba Shand-Baptiste * Guardian *Praise for Esi Edugyan: Wondrous ... gripping ... vivid and captivating * Economist *Magnificent and strikingly visual prose * Financial Times *Exquisite * New York Magazine *Edugyan is a magical writer * Washington Post *A towering achievement . . . Edugyan is one of our sharpest and deepest writers * Entertainment Weekly *Strong, beautiful and beguiling * Observer *Poignant and political, Edugyan enjoys taking her readers where they are least expecting to go . . . shines a light on the present as well as the past. * Irish Independent *A pacey yet thoughtful exploration of freedom, and our moral compulsion to act * Spectator *

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Book Synopsis'At a time when fluff and gossip reign supreme, Hanna Flint's work is consistently insightful, informative and engaging all at once. I always finish reading it feeling just a tad bit smarter.' Candice Frederick, Huffington Post'One of the smartest pop culture commentators out there.' Toby Moses, GuardianThe leading film critic of her generation offers an eloquent, insightful and humorous reflection on the screen's representation of women and ethnic minorities, revealing how cinema has been the key to understanding herself, her body image and her ambitions as well as the world we live in. A staunch feminist of mixed-race heritage, Hanna has succeeded in an industry not designed for people like her. She interweaves anecdotes from familial and personal experiences - from episodes of messy sex and introspection to the time when actor Vincent D'Onofrio tweeted that Hanna Flint sounded 'like a secret agent' - to offer a critical eye on the screen's representation of women and ethnic minorities. Divided into sections 'Origin Story', 'Coming of Age', 'Adult Material', 'Workplace Drama' and 'Strong Female Character', the book ponders how the creative industries could better reflect our multicultural society.Warm, funny and engaging and full of film-infused lessons, Strong Female Character will appeal to readers of all backgrounds and seeks to help us better see ourselves in our own eyes rather than letting others decide who and what we can be.Trade ReviewUnlike any film book I've read before, Strong Female Character is part-polemic, part-historical and social study of film, and part memoir. Hanna Flint deftly weaves these strands to tell a funny, angry and compelling story for right now: of how the cinematic world built this millennium girl's life. Covering absent fathers, MeToo, first loves, eating disorders and masturbation, there's little Hanna doesn't tackle head on with her signature honesty and humour. The huge authority with which she writes about film is only matched by the emotional power in describing her own experiences. Truly original. A must for any film fan who has wondered how their own life intersects with the art that they love. -- Terri WhiteA really gorgeous and thorough examination on films that have helped shape me into the woman I am today. Hanna's writing is sharp and wholesome and shows not only a forensic knowledge on movies but a deep love and respect for film. This book is a real celebration and ode to women who hold up the art of cinema. -- Mollie GoodfellowA really gorgeous and thorough examination on films that have helped shape me into the woman I am today. Hanna's writing is sharp and wholesome and shows not only a forensic knowledge on movies but a deep love and respect for film. This book is a real celebration and ode to women who hold up the art of cinema. -- Megha Mohan * co-founder of The Second Source *A glorious coming-of-age memoir, Hanna Flint's Strong Female Character is a tour through the pop culture that made her, from formative crushes on Edward in Twilight to making sense of sexual assault with some help from Gone With the Wind and Blade Runner. At turns witty and moving, it's a breeze to read and left me with a stacked new list of films to enjoy. -- Toby MosesPacked with enough film references to make any nerd heart sing but this book is so much more: this is bare-your-soul writing that tells us how important cinema is in not only how we understand the world but how we move through it -- Kate Herron * director of Loki *Strong Female Character is a journey both through the writer's life and the movies that made her. Bitter-sweet, funny and sharp, it's for everyone that Disney never made a princess for -- David QuantickHanna is a terrific writer, with an eye for a telling detail and a strong, unique, passionate voice. She's put together some of the most revealing profiles to have run in Empire in recent years, vibrantly bringing her subjects' stories to life. And her reviews, too, are highly insightful, while always keeping a light touch. A real force in film writing. -- Nick De Semlyen * Editor, Empire *At a time when fluff and gossip reign supreme, Hanna Flint's work is consistently insightful, informative and engaging all at once. I always finish reading it feeling just a tad bit smarter. -- Candice Frederick * Huffington Post *A brilliantly clever, sharp, witty writer who has the ultimate respect and love for story. -- Rachel De-Lahay * BAFTA-nominated screenwriter and playwright *Hanna represents that rare thing in film criticism today - a funny and fearless soul, dedicated to the promise of cinema as a space where everyone's voice can be heard. -- Clarisse Loughrey * Chief Film Critic, The Independent *One of the smartest pop culture commentators out there, Hanna is able to filter the latest releases through a sophisticated lens of social justice with wit and flair. -- Toby Moses * Guardian *

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Book SynopsisImperial Island shows how empire and its ever-present aftermath have divided and defined Britain over the last seventy years.'Masterful ... you won't look at Britain in the same way ever again' OWEN JONESAfter the Second World War, Britain's overseas empire disintegrated. As white settlers from Rhodesia returned home to a country they barely recognised, Commonwealth citizens from Asia and the Caribbean migrated to a motherland that often refused to recognise them. Race riots erupted in Liverpool and Notting Hill even as communities lived and loved across the colour line. In the 1950s and 60s, imperial violence came home too, pervading the policing of immigrant communities, including their sex lives. In the decade that followed, a surge of support for the far-right inspired an invigorated anti-racist movement.These tensions, and the imperial mindset that birthed them, have dominated Britain's relationship with itself and the world ever since: from the simplistic moral equation of Band Aid to the invasion of Iraq, in the tragedy of Stephen Lawrence and the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, we see how Britain's contradictory relationship with its past has undermined its self-image as a multicultural nation.Imperial Island tells a story of immigration and fractured identity, of social strife and communal solidarity, of people on the move and of a people wrestling with their past. It is the story that best explains Britain today.'An eye-opening study of the empire within' SHASHI THAROOR'Clear, bold, refreshing' LUCY WORSLEYTrade ReviewA masterful, ingeniously written telling of Britain's real history, stripped of its sugarcoating. Read this incisive and forensic book, and you won't look at Britain in the same way ever again -- OWEN JONESIncisive, important, and incredibly timely. An urgent and necessary account for anyone wanting to understand how Britain became the nation it is today -- Caroline Elkins, author of Legacy of ViolenceImperial Island shows us that Empire's legacy is soaked into Britain's landscapes and built into its cities and inescapably in the country's national DNA. An eye-opening study of the Empire within -- Shashi Tharoor, author of Inglorious EmpireCharlotte Lydia Riley radically retells a stale old story in her clear, bold, refreshing voice. Skilfully, inexorably and powerfully, she builds up a picture that's been hiding in plain sight for far too long -- Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces and author of Agatha ChristieImperial Island is a marvellous account of how the empire made modern Britain. With an eye that ranges from popular culture to the highbrow, from high politics to the household, Charlotte Riley's book is a thought-provoking delight that absolutely everyone should read -- Stephen Bush, columnist for the Financial TimesAn immaculately detailed and impeccably researched account of what shaped Britain as we know it, following the collapse of empire. This is an urgent book and fine example of why the past, and knowledge of the past, is so important in the present -- HELEN CARR, author of The Red PrinceRiley’s absorbing new book … [is] a history of modern multicultural Britain and the myriad ways in which it has been shaped by empire and imperialism … Riley’s skills as a social historian are demonstrated to best effect in her use of personal testimonies, oral histories and popular culture sources to bring to life the everyday experiences of new migrants … The book is particularly rich on civil society campaigns against racism, and at documenting the political role played by the anti-war left in modern Britain … dexterously handled and carefully sourced * Financial Times *A withering indictment of cruel Britannia … a chilling history of institutional and public prejudice … Riley gives injustices that ought to be better known their due * Guardian *Riley shows that attitudes to empire in Britain were always complex and contested … provides some important corrections … [and] charts how, in the wake of decolonisation, imperialism continued to shape life in Britain … if the history of empire in Britain that Imperial Island tells is a very modern one, Riley shows, too, that our “history wars” have a long history of their own -- Hannah Rose Woods * New Statesman *At a time when discussion of the subject [of empire] can quickly devolve into ill-informed polemic, this offers an extensively researched, thought-provoking alternative * History Revealed *Riley’s book … examin[es], with considerable skill, Britain’s postwar retreat from empire … [and] recounts, with particular sympathy, the experiences faced by immigrants from the former empire * Telegraph *Riley's prose flows smoothly, connecting the dots to give the reader the wider picture. For anyone curious about Britain's colonial legacy in the modern era, Imperial Island will certainly be an eye-opener * The National *The familiar national story . . . is retold with the legacies of colonialism and racism front and centre. Other scholars have pioneered this approach . . . However, few have pursued the theme with as much gusto as Riley * History Today Best Books of 2023 *

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Book Synopsis#1LOS ANGELES TIMESBESTSELLER ?FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE? An urgent manifesto and a dramatic memoir of awakening, this is the story of revolutionary love.?In a world stricken with fear and turmoil, Valarie Kaur shows us how to summon our deepest wisdom.??Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray LoveHow do we love in a time of rage? How do we fix a broken world while not breaking ourselves? Valarie Kaur?renowned Sikh activist, filmmaker, and civil rights lawyer?describes revolutionary love as the call of our time, a radical, joyful practice that extends in three directions: to others, to our opponents, and to ourselves. It enjoins us to see no stranger but instead look at others and say: You are part of me I do not yet know. Starting from that place of wonder, the world begins to change: It is a practice that can transform a relationship, a community, a culture, even a nation.Kaur takes readers through her own riveting journey?as a brown girl growing up in California farmland finding her place in the world; as a young adult galvanized by the murders of Sikhs after 9/11; as a law student fighting injustices in American prisons and on Guantánamo Bay; as an activist working with communities recovering from xenophobic attacks; and as a woman trying to heal from her own experiences with police violence and sexual assault. Drawing from the wisdom of sages, scientists, and activists, Kaur reclaims love as an active, public, and revolutionary force that creates new possibilities for ourselves, our communities, and our world. See No Stranger helps us imagine new ways of being with each other?and with ourselves?so that together we can begin to build the world we want to see.

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • One of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful exploration of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone—not just for people of color. WINNER OF THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, The Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ms. magazine, BookRiot, Library Journal “This is the book I’ve been waiting for.”—Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist Look for the author’s podcast, The Sum of Us, based on this book!Heather McGhee’s specialty is the American economy—and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. From the financial crisis of 2008 to rising student

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Book SynopsisArshin Adib-Moghaddam is Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies, Fellow of Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, UK and Inaugural Co-Director of the SOAS Centre for AI Futures, University of London, UK.Trade ReviewWritten with intellectual flair, this is a stimulating if sobering assessment of what we can expect in a world increasingly dominated by biased AI. A must-read to understand the paradigm shift we are already experiencing, and better anticipate the all too human flaws in the embedded tech so rapidly accumulating in our techno-societies. * Roxane Farmanfarmaian, University of Cambridge, UK *A fascinating work on the age of artificial intelligence, surveillance, and algorithmic regimes. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam asks compelling questions regarding our dice-throw with the virtual, the digital, and the simulated, taking us into those timescapes of the near-beyond where we will have to confront dire questions of our own post-humanism. This work unveils with exceptional precision both the potentiality for catastrophic violence beneath the surface of such epochal technologies yet also an escape-route into its more boundless figurations. * Jason Mohaghegh, Babson College, USA *A cutting-edge piece of work illustrating how we can transform our psychology and change values within an AI-controlled system in the age of post-human society. * Hisae Nakanishi, Doshisha University, Japan *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Beyond Human Robots Chapter 2: The Matrix Decoded Chapter 3: Capital Punishment Chapter 4: Techno-Imperialism Chapter 5: Death-Techniques Conclusion: Decolonial AI - A Manifesto

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Book SynopsisDuring the civil rights era, Memphis gained a reputation for having one of the South’s strongest NAACP branches. But that organization, led by the city’s black elite, was hardly the only driving force in the local struggle against racial injustice. In the late sixties, Black Power proponents advocating economic, political, and cultural self-determination effectively mobilized Memphis’s African American youth, using an array of moderate and radical approaches to protest and change conditions on their campuses and in the community.While Black Power activism on the coasts and in the Midwest has attracted considerable scholarly attention, much less has been written about the movement’s impact outside these hotbeds. In Black Power in the Bluff City, Shirletta J. Kinchen helps redress that imbalance by examining how young Memphis activists, like Coby Smith and Charles Cabbage, dissatisfied by the pace of progress in a city emerging from the Jim Crow era, embraced Black Power ideology to confront such challenges as gross disparities in housing, education, and employment as well as police brutality and harassment. Two closely related Black Power organizations, the Black Organizing Project and the Invaders, became central to the local black youth movement in the late 1960s. Kinchen traces these groups’ participation in the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike—including the controversy over whether their activities precipitated events that culminated in Martin Luther King’s assassination—and their subsequent involvement in War on Poverty programs. The book also shows how Black Power ideology drove activism at the historically black LeMoyne-Owen College, scene of a 1968 administration-building takeover, and at the predominately white Memphis State University, where African American students transformed the campus by creating parallel institutions that helped strengthen black student camaraderie and consciousness in the face of marginalization.Drawing on interviews with activists, FBI files, newspaper accounts from the period, and many other sources, the author persuasively shows not only how an emerging generation helped define the black freedom struggle in Memphis but also how they applied the tenets of Black Power to shape the broader community.

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates the racism experienced by Black teacher trainee Post-graduate students whilst on teaching placements in South London primary schools. Using critical race theory as an epistemological lens, the book goes on to explore their experiences in school via testimonies around the gaslighting they were subjected to. Chapters delve into how these students work to fit themselves into the school’s white space at an emotional and psychological cost and addresses the questions these experiences raise for those in charge of PGCE courses and Initial Teacher Education. Table of Contents1.Black Teacher, White System: Critical Race Theory and the Contours of Racism.-2.CRT and Narrative Inquiry: Storytelling and Tackling the ‘master narrative’ with Counter-Narratives.-3.Storytelling: Legacy of the Griot(te).-4.Managing a Black Identity in White Spaces or Strategies of ‘Becoming’ White.-5.Why Does ITE Matter?.-6.Discussion and Conclusion.-7.Final Thoughts: More Things Change, More Things Stay the Same

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communities and weakening the American social fabric.Americans of good will on both the left and the right are secretly asking themselves the same question: how has the conversation on race in America gone so crazy? We’re told to read books and listen to music by people of color but that wearing certain clothes is “appropriation.” We hear that being white automatically gives you privilege and that being Black makes you a victim. We want to speak up but fear we’ll be seen as unwoke, or worse, labeled a racist. According to John McWhorter, the problem is that a well-meaning but pernicious form of antiracism has become, not a progressive ideology, but a religion—and one that’s illogical, unreachable, and unintentionally neoracist.

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Book SynopsisWhat part did Shakespeare play in the construction of a white people' and how has his work been enlisted to define and bolster a white cultural and racial identity?Since the court of Queen Elizabeth I, through the early modern English theatre to the storming of the United States Capitol on 6 January 2021, white people have used Shakespeare to define their cultural and racial identity and authority. White People in Shakespeare unravels this complex cultural history to examine just how crucial Shakespeare's work was to the early modern development of whiteness as an embodied identity, as well as the institutional dissemination of a white Shakespeare in contemporary theatres, politics, classrooms and other key sites of culture. Featuring contributors from a wide range of disciplines, the collection moves across Shakespeare's plays and poetry and between the early modern and our own time to interrogate these relationships. Split into two parts, Shakespeare's White People' and White Trade ReviewExpressing ideas that have developed over several decades of brave and tenacious scholarship, this collection opens a new chapter in the study of Shakespeare and the study of race. It sets out a clear demand for future scholarship, artistic practice, and activism: to produce a Shakespeare that is about “more than whiteness.” With searching intellectual power and heart, White People In Shakespeare demonstrates why the critique of "whiteness" is a precondition for understanding Shakespeare in the 21st Century. * Dr. Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, USA *This big and provocative gathering of established and new voices gives us much of what Shakespeare had to say, in character and verse, about whiteness, as there were just beginning to be "white people." Its contributors likewise show the troubling reach of Shakespeare's genius in reproducing hegemonic whiteness across generations. * David Roediger, Foundation Professor of American Studies, University of Kansas, USA *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction: ‘Assembling an Aristocracy of Skin’ Arthur L. Little, Jr. (University of California, USA) Part I: Shakespeare’s White People Chapter 1 ‘Two loves I have of comfort and despair:’ The Circle of Whiteness in the Sonnets Imtiaz Habib (Old Dominion University, USA) Chapter 2 Staging the Blazon: Black and White and Red All Over Evelyn Gajowski (University of Nevada, USA) Chapter 3 Red Blood on White Saints: Affective Piety, Racial Violence, and Measure for Measure Dennis Austin Britton (University of New Hampshire, USA) Chapter 4 Antonio’s White Penis: Category Trading in The Merchant of Venice Ian Smith (Lafayette College, USA) Chapter 5 ‘Envy Pale of Hew’: Whiteness and Division in ‘Fair Verona’ Kyle Grady (University of California, USA) Chapter 6 “Shake thou to look on’t”: Shakespearean White Hands David Sterling Brown (Binghamton University, SUNY, USA) Chapter 7 ‘Pales in the Flood’: Blood, Soil, and Whiteness in Shakespeare’s Henriad Andrew Clark Wagner (University of California, USA) Chapter 8 Disrupting White Genealogies in Cymbeline Joyce MacDonald (University of Kentucky, USA) Chapter 9 White Freedom, White Property, and White Tears: Classical Racial Paradigms and the Construction of Whiteness in Julius Caesar Katherine Gillen (Texas A&M University, USA) Chapter 10 Hamlet and the Education of the White Self Eric De Barros (American University of Sharjah, UAE) Chapter 11 ‘The Blank of What He Was’: Dryden, Newton, and the Discipline of Shakespeare’s White People Justin P. Shaw (Clark University, USA) Part II: White People’s Shakespeare Chapter 12 Can You Be White and Hear This?: The Racial Art of Listening in American Moor and Desdemona Kim Hall (Barnard College, USA) Chapter 13 White Lies: In Conversation Peter Sellars (UCLA, USA) and Ayanna Thompson (Arizona State University, USA) Chapter 14 A Theatre Practice against the Unbearable Whiteness of Shakespeare: In Conversation Keith Hamilton Cobb (actor, USA), Anchuli Felicia King (playwright and screenwriter, AUS), and Robin Alfriend Kello (University of California, USA) Chapter 15 ‘The soul of a great white poet’: Shakespearean Educations and the Civil Rights Era Jason M. Demeter (Norfolk State University, USA) Chapter 16 ‘White Anger: Shakespeare’s my Meat’ Ruben Espinosa (Arizona State University, USA) Chapter 17 ‘I saw them in my visage’: Whiteness, Race Studies, and Early Modern Culture Margo Hendricks (University of California, USA) Chapter 18 The White Shakespearean and Daily Practice Jean E. Howard (Columbia University, USA) Chapter 19 No Exeunt: The Urgent Work of Critical Whiteness Peter Erickson (Northwestern University, USA) Index

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Book SynopsisWriting Black Scotland examines race and racism in devolutionary Scottish literature, with a focus on the critical significance of blackness.

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Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE 2018. Chrissie Docherty returns to the southern Africa of her childhood and tracks down Evelyn Fielding, the woman at the centre of an explosive scandal involving a traditional colonial officer and a gifted black African artist. Together, the two women uncover the secrets that shattered a remote expatriate outpost in the Zambian bush in the 1970s. Switching deftly between today and the recent past, and set against a background of tense post-colonial race relations, political turmoil and witchcraft, `Looking for Evelyn’ powerfully evokes the very special colours, sounds and smells of Africa.Trade Review`If you’re looking for a holiday book to transport you to Southern Africa, this is it.’ Scottish Daily Mail; `A moving, rich read that brings Africa to life.’ Sunday Mirror; `This year’s summer read…’ the National; “You can see, taste and feel the dusty red roads of the South African bush in this rich, evocative exploration of love, jealousy and betrayal in post-colonial Zambia in the 1970s.” – Jackie Copleton; “A haunting and intriguing tale about forbidden love against a backdrop of political turmoil.” Daily Record

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Book SynopsisIn politischen Auseinandersetzungen wird “Gender” als Sammelbegriff für Themen wie Frauen- und LGBTIQ + -Rechte, Gleichstellung der Geschlechter, sexuelle Bildung, feministisches Wissen und Geschlechterforschung verwendet. Während sich bisherige Veröffentlichungen auf die anti-gender Gruppen selbst oder feministische und queere Reaktionen auf diese konzentrieren, beleuchtet dieser Band die verschwimmenden Grenzen zwischen beiden Lagern. Im Fokus steht die Frage, inwieweit “Anti-Gender”-Behauptungen mit bestimmten Spielarten in der feministischen und LGBTIQ+-Politik interagieren und so Diskursbrücken zu liberalen und progressiven Teilen der Gesellschaft bauen. Anders als der „Sammelbegriff“ Gender vermuten lässt, ist das feministische und LGBTIQ+-Lager von politischen Konflikten, Meinungsverschiedenheiten und divergierenden Interessen durchzogen. Daher analysieren die Autor*innen die Verbindungen zwischen einigen dieser umstrittenen Positionen und dem “Anti-Gender”-Diskurs.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Blurring Boundaries. Uncanny Collusions, Overlaps, and Convergences in the Discursive Field of ‘Gender’ (Adriano José Habed, Annette Henninger, Dorothee Beck) I. Transphobia Securitizing Trans Bodies, (Re)Producing Lesbian Purity: Exploring the Discursive Politics of ‘Gender Critical’ Activists in the UK and Germany (Christine M. Klapeer and Inga Nüthen) Navigating Transphobia and Trans-Chauvinism: Effects of Right-Wing Policies on Trans People in the AfD (Judith Goetz) II. Femonationalism and Ethnosexism Femonationalism, Neoliberal Activation, and Anti-Feminism — The Shifting Discourses on Gender Equality and Women’s Issues in Austria (Edma Ajanovic) Anti-Muslim Articulations: Ethnosexist Common Sense and Gay Politics in the Alternative for Germany (Patrick Wielowiejski) III. Gender-Inclusive Language The Crusade Against Gender-Inclusive Language in Germany — A Discursive Bridge Between the Far Right and the Civic Mainstream (Dorothee Beck) IV. Mobilizing and Resisting Framing the LGBTQ Equality Debate: Movement/Countermovement Interactions and Resistances to Gender and Sexual Equality in Ukraine (Maryna Shevtsova) Anti-Feminist Mobilization and Popular Feminism in Turkey as Anti-Politics: Moralizing versus Psychologizing Social Wrongs (Funda Hülagü) V. Rethinking Critical Tools Understanding ‘Anti-Gender’ and TERF Movements Through the Lens of Populism (Gadea Méndez Grueso) Where Does Anti-Feminist Outrage Come from and Whom Does it Address? Understanding Right-Wing Anti-Feminist Galvanizations Using Affect Theory and Authoritarianism Surveys (Christopher Fritzsche) Conclusion: Blurring Boundaries as an Invitation to Self-Reflection. A Roundtable Discussion (Dorothee Beck, Adriano José Habed, Annette Henninger, Hanna Mühlenhoff, Koen Slootmaeckers) Authors’ Bios Index

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Book SynopsisStephen Frosh is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychosocial Studies at Birkbeck, Universityof London, UK, and author of numerous books on psychoanalysis and psychosocial studies,including Hauntings: Psychoanalysis and Ghostly Transmissions (2013) and A Brief Introduction toPsychoanalytic Theory (2012).

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Book SynopsisFrom the vital voice of Elijah Anderson, Black in White Space sheds fresh light on the dire persistence of racial discrimination in our country.Trade Review"Penetrating ethnographic study. . . . [A] fine-grained portrait of how systemic racism operates." * Publishers Weekly *“Anderson is a legendary sociologist whose high ascent into the Academy has always yielded profound insights into the precious Black people living and loving on the night side of the American Empire. This text is another masterpiece from his flaming pen!’” * Cornel West *“With creative concepts and phrases, Anderson builds on his previous ethnographic research to illuminate racial reactions in settings of recurrent intergroup contact. Black in White Space is a captivating book that is a must-read for anyone seeking a lucid discussion of American race relations.” * William Julius Wilson, Harvard University *“Black in White Space is an elegantly composed, brilliant, and intimate look at how Black people are seen in and navigate through predominantly white spaces. This will be an extremely useful text—particularly as we grapple with what diversity means in its substance as an aspiration.” * Imani Perry, Princeton University *“Explains how not just urban ghetto Blacks, but successful Blacks living elsewhere, share the need to manage the enduring stigma of being treated as inferiors. This is not Ralph Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man’ but the hypervisible Black person.” * Mary Frances Berry, University of Pennsylvania *“Rich in ethnographic detail and anchored in historical and sociological perspective, Black in White Space brilliantly informs us about the personal and social consequences of living in a society still stratified by racial inequality.” * Margaret L. Andersen, author of Getting Smart about Race: An American Conversation *“Anderson’s crowning masterpiece, Black in White Space is an incisive analysis of the iconic ghetto that illuminates the reality of white racism from police murders to everyday acts of disrespect.” * Fred Block, University of California, Davis *“With elegant prose, deep ethnography, and incisive theorizing, these essays demonstrate why Anderson is one of America’s ‘wise men.’ Black in White Space piercingly illuminates not only the chasm but also the crevasses that divide racial understandings in the United States.” * Jeffrey C. Alexander, Yale University *“Once again, Anderson demonstrates his clear mastery of the issue of race in America. This book is his gift to all of us who yearn for a nation of equality.” * The Honorable Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Former Mayor, City of Philadelphia *“Anderson is the Erving Goffman of race relations. He reveals the human realities behind the statistics and the everyday life behind the headlines.” * Randall Collins, author of Charisma: Micro-sociology of Power and Influence *“Black inWhite Space is a searing ethnographic depiction of everyday life in America. Anderson’s work has redefined sociology, especially our understanding of race and the history of anti-Blackness. Anderson explains what it means to be Black in America at this moment in history, offering powerful insights into the ways economic deprivation, anti-Black racism, and social marginalization shape the Black American experience. In short, Black in White Space is nothing less than an ethnographic portrait of America.” * Waverly Duck, author of 'Tacit Racism' *"Anderson grounds readers in what is essentially a theoretical and empirical study that explores why racism in America does not have an income cap. What follows is a compelling theoretical argument and Anderson’s quintessential style of ethnography, capturing the microinteractions that create the ongoing marginalization of the Black middle-class." * Symbolic Interaction *"[Black in White Space] adds a significant and important contribution to our understanding of how race, space and place intersect in a world where the colour line is always present but at times shifts, blurs or appears to be momentarily erased. Anderson’s [book] is momentous, trenchant and insightful contribution into race relations, specifically how white racism is forever recalibrating and morphing into something that ostensibly seems more benign and palatable to White folks’ sometimes naïve, oblivious or jaded racial sensibilities." * Ethnic and Race Studies *"Black in White Space provides an inside look at the everyday injustices that Black people face in white spaces in the US. During a time when mainstream white communities are intent on registering and responding to overt manifestations of racism and extreme white supremacists, this book helps create a more comprehensive picture of the workings of anti-Black racism by highlighting the small but pervasive ways in which white supremacy impacts the lives of Black people." * Choice *"In his latest opus, Black in White Space: The Enduring Impact of Color in Everyday Life, Elijah Anderson, Sterling Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Yale, explores the contours of daily life for urban black folk as they navigate predominantly white spaces. A keen observer of human interaction and the human condition, Anderson combines his observational skills, penetrating storytelling, and sociological insights to probe and decode the social organization of city life." * Sociological Forum *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: A Brief History of Anti-Black Racism in America Prologue Chapter 1: The White Space Chapter 2: The Iconic Ghetto Chapter 3: Living While Black: The Deficit of Credibility Chapter 4: A History of the Ghetto Chapter 5: A Portrait of the Ghetto Chapter 6: The Car Wash: A Racial Advertisement Chapter 7: The Ghetto Economy Chapter 8: Policing the Iconic Ghetto Chapter 9: The Black Class Structure Chapter 10: The Workplace: Of “Tokens,” “Toms,” and “the HNIC” Chapter 11: Social Mobility: A Foot in Two Worlds Chapter 12: Gentrification: Whites in Black Space Chapter 13: The Gym as a Staging Area Postscript: What Black Folk Know Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Penetrating ethnographic study. . . . [A] fine-grained portrait of how systemic racism operates." * Publishers Weekly *“Anderson is a legendary sociologist whose high ascent into the Academy has always yielded profound insights into the precious Black people living and loving on the night side of the American Empire. This text is another masterpiece from his flaming pen!’” * Cornel West *“With creative concepts and phrases, Anderson builds on his previous ethnographic research to illuminate racial reactions in settings of recurrent intergroup contact. Black in White Space is a captivating book that is a must-read for anyone seeking a lucid discussion of American race relations.” * William Julius Wilson, Harvard University *“Black in White Space is an elegantly composed, brilliant, and intimate look at how Black people are seen in and navigate through predominantly white spaces. This will be an extremely useful text—particularly as we grapple with what diversity means in its substance as an aspiration.” * Imani Perry, Princeton University *“Explains how not just urban ghetto Blacks, but successful Blacks living elsewhere, share the need to manage the enduring stigma of being treated as inferiors. This is not Ralph Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man’ but the hypervisible Black person.” * Mary Frances Berry, University of Pennsylvania *“Rich in ethnographic detail and anchored in historical and sociological perspective, Black in White Space brilliantly informs us about the personal and social consequences of living in a society still stratified by racial inequality.” * Margaret L. Andersen, author of Getting Smart about Race: An American Conversation *“Anderson’s crowning masterpiece, Black in White Space is an incisive analysis of the iconic ghetto that illuminates the reality of white racism from police murders to everyday acts of disrespect.” * Fred Block, University of California, Davis *“With elegant prose, deep ethnography, and incisive theorizing, these essays demonstrate why Anderson is one of America’s ‘wise men.’ Black in White Space piercingly illuminates not only the chasm but also the crevasses that divide racial understandings in the United States.” * Jeffrey C. Alexander, Yale University *“Once again, Anderson demonstrates his clear mastery of the issue of race in America. This book is his gift to all of us who yearn for a nation of equality.” * The Honorable Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Former Mayor, City of Philadelphia *“Anderson is the Erving Goffman of race relations. He reveals the human realities behind the statistics and the everyday life behind the headlines.” * Randall Collins, author of Charisma: Micro-sociology of Power and Influence *“Black inWhite Space is a searing ethnographic depiction of everyday life in America. Anderson’s work has redefined sociology, especially our understanding of race and the history of anti-Blackness. Anderson explains what it means to be Black in America at this moment in history, offering powerful insights into the ways economic deprivation, anti-Black racism, and social marginalization shape the Black American experience. In short, Black in White Space is nothing less than an ethnographic portrait of America.” * Waverly Duck, author of 'Tacit Racism' *"Anderson grounds readers in what is essentially a theoretical and empirical study that explores why racism in America does not have an income cap. What follows is a compelling theoretical argument and Anderson’s quintessential style of ethnography, capturing the microinteractions that create the ongoing marginalization of the Black middle-class." * Symbolic Interaction *"[Black in White Space] adds a significant and important contribution to our understanding of how race, space and place intersect in a world where the colour line is always present but at times shifts, blurs or appears to be momentarily erased. Anderson’s [book] is momentous, trenchant and insightful contribution into race relations, specifically how white racism is forever recalibrating and morphing into something that ostensibly seems more benign and palatable to White folks’ sometimes naïve, oblivious or jaded racial sensibilities." * Ethnic and Race Studies *"Black in White Space provides an inside look at the everyday injustices that Black people face in white spaces in the US. During a time when mainstream white communities are intent on registering and responding to overt manifestations of racism and extreme white supremacists, this book helps create a more comprehensive picture of the workings of anti-Black racism by highlighting the small but pervasive ways in which white supremacy impacts the lives of Black people." * Choice *"In his latest opus, Black in White Space: The Enduring Impact of Color in Everyday Life, Elijah Anderson, Sterling Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Yale, explores the contours of daily life for urban black folk as they navigate predominantly white spaces. A keen observer of human interaction and the human condition, Anderson combines his observational skills, penetrating storytelling, and sociological insights to probe and decode the social organization of city life." * Sociological Forum *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: A Brief History of Anti-Black Racism in America Prologue Chapter 1: The White Space Chapter 2: The Iconic Ghetto Chapter 3: Living While Black: The Deficit of Credibility Chapter 4: A History of the Ghetto Chapter 5: A Portrait of the Ghetto Chapter 6: The Car Wash: A Racial Advertisement Chapter 7: The Ghetto Economy Chapter 8: Policing the Iconic Ghetto Chapter 9: The Black Class Structure Chapter 10: The Workplace: Of “Tokens,” “Toms,” and “the HNIC” Chapter 11: Social Mobility: A Foot in Two Worlds Chapter 12: Gentrification: Whites in Black Space Chapter 13: The Gym as a Staging Area Postscript: What Black Folk Know Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Brazil’s high rate of granting asylum to Syrians and Congolese superficially suggests that a racial democracy is protecting refugees. Jensen’s ethnographic deep dive shows that underneath the surface of simple statistics and public pronouncements, the asylum process is saturated with racial inequalities.” -- David Scott FitzGerald, coauthor of The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach“The Color of Asylum follows Syrian and Congolese escapees from their countries’ wars to incisively describe how Brazil’s asylum system differentially treats the two groups. This is the latest chapter in Brazil’s long, fascinating, and racialized immigration history.” -- Edward Telles, University of California, Irvine“Grounded on an impressive array of archival data, legal materials, and the keenest of ethnographies, The Color of Asylum renders accessible the complexities of the asylum bureaucracy and is a critical contribution and a must-read.” -- Cecilia Menjívar, University of California, Los Angeles“With clarity and ethnographic rigor, The Color of Asylum documents how Brazil’s seemingly open asylum policy follows the historical racial project of the nation-state. I highly recommend this book to readers interested in race matters in Latin America as well as to race scholars in general.” -- Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke University"The Color of Asylum provokes important questions about racialized political violence and the ways in which seemingly inclusive regimes and policies can continue to produce racial domination. This book would greatly benefit those studying, among other topics, the racialization of migrants, the social and political construction of the refugee condition, the state’s role in processes of migrant in/exclusion, the intersection of racial subordination and legal status, and the numerous ways that racism shapes migrant sociopolitical belonging. It would also be a strong entry point for those looking to teach or learn about race and migration beyond Europe or the United States." * Sociology of Race and Ethnicity *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Arrival: Asylum in Context 2: Waiting: Racial Conditioning and the Body 3: Seeing: Making Racial Sense of Claims 4: Knowing: White Logic and (Dis)Embodiment 5: Deciding: Speeding Up, Slowing Down 6: Caring: Racial Logics of Concern and Vulnerability 7: After: Refugee Apathy Conclusion – Racial Domination through Inclusion Acknowledgments Appendix A: On Data and Methods Appendix B: Figures and Tables Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Brazil’s high rate of granting asylum to Syrians and Congolese superficially suggests that a racial democracy is protecting refugees. Jensen’s ethnographic deep dive shows that underneath the surface of simple statistics and public pronouncements, the asylum process is saturated with racial inequalities.” -- David Scott FitzGerald, coauthor of The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach“The Color of Asylum follows Syrian and Congolese escapees from their countries’ wars to incisively describe how Brazil’s asylum system differentially treats the two groups. This is the latest chapter in Brazil’s long, fascinating, and racialized immigration history.” -- Edward Telles, University of California, Irvine“Grounded on an impressive array of archival data, legal materials, and the keenest of ethnographies, The Color of Asylum renders accessible the complexities of the asylum bureaucracy and is a critical contribution and a must-read.” -- Cecilia Menjívar, University of California, Los Angeles“With clarity and ethnographic rigor, The Color of Asylum documents how Brazil’s seemingly open asylum policy follows the historical racial project of the nation-state. I highly recommend this book to readers interested in race matters in Latin America as well as to race scholars in general.” -- Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke University"The Color of Asylum provokes important questions about racialized political violence and the ways in which seemingly inclusive regimes and policies can continue to produce racial domination. This book would greatly benefit those studying, among other topics, the racialization of migrants, the social and political construction of the refugee condition, the state’s role in processes of migrant in/exclusion, the intersection of racial subordination and legal status, and the numerous ways that racism shapes migrant sociopolitical belonging. It would also be a strong entry point for those looking to teach or learn about race and migration beyond Europe or the United States." * Sociology of Race and Ethnicity *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Arrival: Asylum in Context 2: Waiting: Racial Conditioning and the Body 3: Seeing: Making Racial Sense of Claims 4: Knowing: White Logic and (Dis)Embodiment 5: Deciding: Speeding Up, Slowing Down 6: Caring: Racial Logics of Concern and Vulnerability 7: After: Refugee Apathy Conclusion – Racial Domination through Inclusion Acknowledgments Appendix A: On Data and Methods Appendix B: Figures and Tables Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this book, two distinguished scientists tackle common misconceptions about race, human biology, and racism. Using an accessible question-and-answer format, Joseph L. Graves Jr. and Alan H. Goodman show readers why antiracist principles are both just and backed by sound science.Trade ReviewNamed a Best Nonfiction Book of the Year and One of the Best Books About Being Black in America for 2021 * Kirkus Reviews *What a timely and thoughtful book, posing in Socratic fashion the central questions of our struggling republic. -- Ken Burns, filmmakerIn this timely and important book, Professors Graves and Goodman provide detailed explanations in response to questions about race and racism. They have also followed the 'Noah principle.' Indeed, it is not enough to simply predict the rain. One must also build arks. And that is what Professors Graves and Goodman have done. They offer concrete steps that can be taken to help to eliminate the scourge of racism, as well as other systems of oppression, that continue to plague our nation. -- Johnnetta Betsch Cole, author of Racism in American Public Life: A Call to ActionA timely tapestry of questions and answers on race and racism! Joseph Graves and Alan Goodman have intricately disentangled and woven together biological race, socially defined race, and racism, providing a strategy for addressing not only the consequences of systemic racism but more importantly, the root cause—the ideology of a hierarchy of human value. Brilliant work! -- Charmaine DM Royal, director of the Duke Center on Genomics, Race, Identity, DifferenceIn Racism, Not Race, Graves and Goodman lay out comprehensively and accessibly why notions of race are social constructs that cannot be justified in biological terms. Packed with contemporary and historical references that place race in perspective, this is an authoritative clarification of an issue that is critically important for society but is widely misunderstood despite its ever more pressing ramifications. A valuable resource. -- Ian Tattersall, author of Troublesome Science: The Misuse of Genetics and Genomics in Understanding RaceAn entertaining and informative read that will serve as a jumping-off point for countless discussions about racism. * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *Brings a new angle and an accessible approach to the ongoing reckoning with race in America. * Publishers Weekly *Joseph Graves Jr and Alan Goodman explain why race isn’t a biological fact and ponder why society continues to act as if it is. * New Scientist *Racism and white supremacy are killing people every day, harming society at large, and fostering deep injustice. Graves and Goodman demonstrate why antiracism is not just an ethical and scientifically correct position, but why it is also necessary for the future of science and society. * Science *Racism, Not Race is definitely the type of book we need. * Kara Reviews *It is a testament to the value of interdisciplinary collaboration, and drives home the point that dissociating human variation from race, arguably one of the twentieth-century’s greatest scientific achievements, has been a multi-disciplinary task. * Ethnic and Racial Studies *It could not be easier to use if it was an audiobook that read itself to you. * Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud *Given the significance of the information it conveys and the approachability of the writing, every biology educator will benefit from reading this book and sharing its ideas with students...an indispensable tool for our biology classrooms. * American Biology Teacher *An excellent introduction to race and racism for both students and a general audience. * The Quarterly Review of Biology *Table of ContentsList of QuestionsPrefaceIntroduction: What Are Race, Racism, and Human Variation?1. How Did Race Become Biological?2. Everything You Wanted to Know About Genetics and Race3. Everything You Wanted to Know About Racism4. Why Do Races Differ in Disease Incidence?5. Life History, Aging, and Mortality6. Athletics, Bodies, and Abilities7. Intelligence, Brains, and Behaviors8. Driving While Black and Other Deadly Realities of Institutional and Systemic Racism9. DNA and Ancestry Testing10. Race Names and “Race Mixing”11. A World Without Racism?ConclusionsNotes Index

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Book SynopsisAndrea Wenzel provides a critical look at how local media organizations in the Philadelphia area are attempting to address structural racism.Trade ReviewAntiracist Journalism is a reflection of the ethic of care that Andrea Wenzel lives out every day as a journalist, researcher, teacher, and community member. The insights she draws from Philadelphia's built media environment are a powerful guide for journalism stakeholders—from community members to corporate leaders to philanthropic organizations—who are committed to addressing the harms of erasure and mischaracterization wrought through decades of unexamined professional practice. -- Meredith D. Clark, founding director of the Center for Communication, Media Innovation, and Social Change, Northeastern UniversityDeeply researched and beautifully written, Wenzel’s masterful account of Philadelphia’s antiracist media initiatives is an invaluable contribution to journalism studies. Her call for reimagining newsrooms to become more equitable is a timely and vital argument. Essential reading for anyone who believes in building a truly multiracial democratic society. -- Victor Pickard, author of Democracy Without Journalism?Antiracist Journalism offers a pathway toward disrupting mainstream journalism in the hopes of a better-informed democracy. Read this book if you care about how journalism can be problematic and—more importantly—how we can fix it to be more inclusive and relevant. Wenzel’s commitment to conducting rigorous community-based research in concert with practitioners shines forth in her analyses. She has written an important book—both reflexive and brilliant. -- Sue Robinson, author of How Journalists Engage: A Theory of Trust Building, Identities and CareHighly recommended. * Choice Reviews *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Case for Reimagining1. Repairing and Reimagining a More Public Media2. Repairing and Reimagining an “Antiracist” Legacy Newspaper3. Institutionalizing Accountability Infrastructure4. Imagining a Community-Centered Wire Service5. Imagining Community-Governed Service Journalism6. External Support for Equitable Local JournalismConclusion: Transforming Through Process and Infrastructure, Not Projects and DestinationsAppendix: MethodsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisAndrea Wenzel provides a critical look at how local media organizations in the Philadelphia area are attempting to address structural racism.Trade ReviewAntiracist Journalism is a reflection of the ethic of care that Andrea Wenzel lives out every day as a journalist, researcher, teacher, and community member. The insights she draws from Philadelphia's built media environment are a powerful guide for journalism stakeholders—from community members to corporate leaders to philanthropic organizations—who are committed to addressing the harms of erasure and mischaracterization wrought through decades of unexamined professional practice. -- Meredith D. Clark, founding director of the Center for Communication, Media Innovation, and Social Change, Northeastern UniversityDeeply researched and beautifully written, Wenzel’s masterful account of Philadelphia’s antiracist media initiatives is an invaluable contribution to journalism studies. Her call for reimagining newsrooms to become more equitable is a timely and vital argument. Essential reading for anyone who believes in building a truly multiracial democratic society. -- Victor Pickard, author of Democracy Without Journalism?Antiracist Journalism offers a pathway toward disrupting mainstream journalism in the hopes of a better-informed democracy. Read this book if you care about how journalism can be problematic and—more importantly—how we can fix it to be more inclusive and relevant. Wenzel’s commitment to conducting rigorous community-based research in concert with practitioners shines forth in her analyses. She has written an important book—both reflexive and brilliant. -- Sue Robinson, author of How Journalists Engage: A Theory of Trust Building, Identities and CareHighly recommended. * Choice Reviews *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Case for Reimagining1. Repairing and Reimagining a More Public Media2. Repairing and Reimagining an “Antiracist” Legacy Newspaper3. Institutionalizing Accountability Infrastructure4. Imagining a Community-Centered Wire Service5. Imagining Community-Governed Service Journalism6. External Support for Equitable Local JournalismConclusion: Transforming Through Process and Infrastructure, Not Projects and DestinationsAppendix: MethodsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Best Book Award, Experimental Research Section of the American Political Science Association""Essential. . . . [and] thought-provoking."---Kaelynn Narita, LSE Review of Books

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Best Book Award, Experimental Research Section of the American Political Science Association""Essential. . . . [and] thought-provoking."---Kaelynn Narita, LSE Review of Books

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Best Book Award, American Political Science Association""Undesirable Immigrants provides novel evidence of structural inequalities and racism in the international migration system, and engages in important discussions about its origins and transformations."---Jehonathan Ben, Ethnic and Racial Studies

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Best Book Award, American Political Science Association""Undesirable Immigrants provides novel evidence of structural inequalities and racism in the international migration system, and engages in important discussions about its origins and transformations."---Jehonathan Ben, Ethnic and Racial Studies

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Book SynopsisMoves beyond the limited framing of the 'War on Terror' which has dominated recent debates, offering a new perspective on the study of Islamophobia.Trade Review'A new framework of political and social theory which will facilitate the interrogation of Islamophobia, drawing on complex, multi-level analysis that makes a major contribution' -- Ian Law, Professor of Racism and Ethnicity Studies at the University of Leeds and author of Racism and Ethnicity: Global Debates, Dilemmas, Directions (2010).Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Prologue 1. Framing Islamophobia 2. Now you see me: fantasy and misrecognition 3. Once more, with feeling: Islamophobia and racial politics 4. Post-politics and Islamophobia 5. Democrat, Moderate, Other 6. Islamophobia beyond the war on terror 7. Questions, questions, questions: reframing Islamophobia Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe follow-up to Peter Fryer's modern classic, Staying PowerTrade Review'Fantastic … the most important book on Black British history’ -- Akala, author of 'Natives' (Two Reads, 2018)'As this sequel to Staying Power demonstrates so succinctly, there is no separate entity called 'black history’, just versions and perspectives that have been air-brushed out of the official narrative. Britain's history is littered with gaping holes - hidden histories and her-stories that have yet to be told or unearthed. In drawing our attention to the experience of countless subjugated people who were deemed part of its sprawling empire, Peter Fryer has shown, once again, that he has earned his credentials' -- Stella Dadzie, co-author of 'The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain' (Virago, 1985), and winner of the the Martin Luther King Award for Literature'An inspiring account of brutal repression and resistance ... Fryer throws the darker side of the empire into graphic relief' -- New Statesman'An important contribution to the struggle against racism' -- Race & Class'A stimulating book which raises important and often uncomfortable questions' -- International AffairsTable of ContentsForeword by Stella Dadzie Preface Introduction Part I: How Britain Became ‘Great Britain’ 1. Britain and its Empire 2. The Triangular Trade 3. India Plunder De-industrialization 4. The Caribbean from 1834 The Abolition of Slavery Indentured Labour Apprenticeship Britain’s ‘Tropical Farms’ 5. Africa (Other Than Southern Africa) 6. Territories of White Settlement Tasmania Australia New Zealand Southern Africa Indentured Labour 7. Profits of Empire 8. How Black People were Ruled 9. The Empire and the British Working Class Part II: Racism 10. The Concept of ‘Race’ 11. Racism and Slavery 12. Racism and Empire 13. The Reproduction of Racism Historiography Children’s Books Part III: Resistance 14. The Struggle against Slavery 15. The Caribbean after Emancipation 16. India Conclusion Notes and References Suggestions for Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisA revolutionary classic written by a living legend of Black LiberationTrade Review'A powerful – even startling – monograph that challenges many of the shibboleths of 'white' anarchism, the received wisdom of Black Marxist thought, and the pieties of liberalism, white, Black or otherwise. It is also stunningly prescient. Its analysis and critiques of police violence and the threat of fascism are as important now as they were at the end of the 1970s. Perhaps more so' -- Peter James Hudson, Black Agenda ReportTable of ContentsForeword by William C. Anderson Catalyst by Joy James Introduction 1. Anarchism Defined: A Tutorial on Anarchist Theory and Practice 2. Capitalism and Racism: An Analysis of White Supremacy and the Oppression of Peoples of Color 3. Anarchism and the Black Revolution 4. Pan-Africanism or Intercommunalism? Ungovernable: An Interview with Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin Index

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Book SynopsisA bold and fresh perspective unravelling the economics of racial inequality In The Opportunity Index, BlackRock Managing Director and co-founder of the #Talkaboutblack movement, Gavin Lewis, skillfully plots the origins of the racial wealth gap and its impact on the inequalities faced by the Black community today. Weaving a personal and at times moving narrative through some of the most disruptive events of our time, he offers a blueprint for businesses and individuals to understand the risks and opportunities presented by inequality and issues an urgent call to action. The Opportunity Index also presents: A root cause-oriented and solutions-focused exploration of the racial wealth gap and its role in social, health, and opportunity inequality A perspective that moves beyond the typical workplace discussion to explore the deeper truths about society and the role of capitalism The lessons learned from the #BlackLivesMatter, #MeTooTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xiii Introduction xv Prologue xxi Chapter 1 Onion 1 Chapter 2 Six Hours 19 Chapter 3 Equity 35 Chapter 4 Horses and Sparrows 53 Chapter 5 Zero-Sum Game 73 Chapter 6 Almonds 91 Chapter 7 Vacuum 107 Chapter 8 Ghosts 121 Chapter 9 Plastic Bag 143 Chapter 10 The Opportunity Index 163 Epilogue 189 Endnotes 193 References 209 About the Author 211 Index 213

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Book SynopsisBuild an anti-racist and culturally responsive school environment In Freedom Teaching, educator and distinguished anti-racism practitioner Matthew Kincaid delivers a one-stop resource for educators and educational leaders seeking to improve equity and increase the cultural responsiveness of their school. In this book, you'll discover the meaning and fundamentals of anti-racist education and find a roadmap to reducing the impact of systemic racism in your classroom. The author offers skills and tools he's developed over the course of his lengthy career teaching anti-racist ideas to educators, providing readers with strategies that are effective at both the individual teacher and collective school community level. Readers will also find: ? A thorough introduction to the idea of Freedom Teaching and creating an education system that works for all students ? Strategies for building and maintaining anti-racist schools and classrooms ? ImpoTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Journey xi Chapter 1: Setting Intention 1 Intention Matters 3 Agreement #1: Engage with Uncomfortable Truths 4 Agreement #2: Replace a Scarcity Mindset with a Possibility Mindset 6 Agreement #3: Embrace Your Radical Imagination 8 Agreement #4: Center Students 9 Notes 10 Chapter 2: Freedom Teaching’s Foundation 11 What Is Freedom Teaching? 13 Theory of Change 16 Change the Environment, Change the Outcomes 16 Adjust the Camera Angle 19 Use the Right Tools 21 Freedom Teaching’s Five Tenets and How to Use Them 24 Notes 25 Chapter 3: Hope That Is Radical 27 Rosa Parks and Radical Hope 28 Reclaiming Radical 31 Using Our Tools 34 Notes 37 Chapter 4: From Radical Hope to Practice 39 Sharing Power with Students 43 Strategies That Cede Power to Students 50 Notes 54 Chapter 5: Free Minds, Free Kids 55 The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste 56 Limiting Beliefs and the Cycle of Socialization 58 Aligning Our Attitudes and Our Behaviors 64 Note 65 Chapter 6: It Isn’t Rigorous, If It Isn’t Relevant 67 Embracing Our Power 67 The Freedom Teaching Model 73 Cognitive Empowerment 77 Academic Achievement 82 Academic Identity 83 Academic Proficiency 84 Critical Rigor 85 Social and Emotional Well-Being 89 Cultural Competence 90 Critical Consciousness 93 Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Environment 99 Notes 102 Chapter 7: Trouble Doesn’t Teach 103 Reinforcing the Behaviors We Want 106 Anecdote #1 111 Anecdote #2 113 Misbehaviors Are an Opportunity to Teach 115 Identify Traits and Skills of Empowered Students 118 Consider the Effect of Consequences 119 Align Consequences to Student Goals and Values 120 Aim for Consequences That Are Restorative, Student-Driven, and Community-Focused 121 Aim for Consequences That Are Consistent, Predictable, and Compassionate 123 Notes 125 Chapter 8: Cultivating a Classroom That Values Cultural Wealth 127 Culturally Affirming Education 129 What Is Cultural Wealth? 130 Aspirational Capital 131 Linguistic Capital 132 Familial Capital 134 Social Capital and Navigational Capital 136 Resistant Capital 139 Standpoint Theory and Cultural Wealth 141 Envisioning Equity 147 Notes 148 Chapter 9: Oh Freedom: Staying on the Battlefield 151 Freedom Song 154 On Hope 159 Notes 160 About the Author 161 Acknowledgments 163 Index 167

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Book SynopsisSocial work education and interventions with Black African families are frequently impaired because of structural discrimination and racism. Rooted in rich empirical work with practitioners and educators, this urgent, scholarly and accessible book emphasises that Black Lives Matter'.Trade Review"This book invites an honest, respectful, and critical rumination on social work theory and practice with Black Africans in western countries…It seeks to fuse multiple perspectives and philosophies on the disempowerment of the Black African diaspora because of universalised European hierarchies of power within and beyond the social work profession. In short, it is a very important intellectual work. Indeed, it is…probably the only book of this kind currently available." Critical Social Policy ‘It is energising to see writers articulate how their positionality and political commitment influence their academic interests and writings…I am a Black American trained social worker who grew up in the state’s care with more than half a dozen social workers assigned to my case throughout my childhood. This book affected me and gave me hope because it provides theoretical tools for progressive educators and practitioners to promote a greater awareness of ‘social change’ within social work education and training’. Antoine Rogers, Ethics and Social Welfare, 2023 ‘This book, Social Work with the Black African Diaspora, is a welcome addition to the library of emerging African social work scholars in western societies. It is a well-overdue contribution to combatting age-long racial and political knowledge in social work. Although the book is focused on Ireland, its theoretical terrain has significant resonance for the profession, society and, most importantly, policymakers worldwide’. Oluwagbemiga Oyinlola, Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 2023"This work expands social work education and explicitly centres diverse, global multicultural theoretical voices, including those platforming economic liberation-orientated concepts and paradigms. As a former service user and a practitioner, I believe this knowledge makes for better social workers." Ethics and Social WelfareTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Keywords, concepts and terminology 3. Decolonising theory 4. Afrocentricity and its critics 5. Social Work in neoliberal, ‘multicultural’ Ireland 6. ‘When in Rome, you do as the Romans do’? Social work with the Black African diaspora 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisNew Orleans is a city that is rich in culture, music, and history. It has also long been a site of some of the most intense racially based medical inequities in the United States. Kevin McQueeney traces that inequity from the city's founding in the early eighteenth century through three centuries to the present.

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Book SynopsisNew Orleans is a city that is rich in culture, music, and history. It has also long been a site of some of the most intense racially based medical inequities in the United States. Kevin McQueeney traces that inequity from the city's founding in the early eighteenth century through three centuries to the present.

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Book SynopsisHow century-long arguments about The Birth of a Nation have profoundly shaped ideas about film, race, and art.Trade ReviewCinema’s Original Sin is a fascinating, authoritative, and essential text for anyone interested in film history, the history of racism and its on-going echoes, or examining the history of ongoing social conversations from the public, press, and academia...The Birth of a Nation is not a masterpiece. It’s well-executed propaganda. It’s time to call that out and acknowledge it, which Professor McEwan definitively does with flawless scholarship and inarguable logic. It’s an essential read and an essential contribution to numerous on-going cultural conversations. * Mastering Modernity *Few films in the history of the medium have been as widely discussed as D. W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation...Yet it is this very excess of existing commentary that makes Paul McEwan’s contribution in the form of Cinema’s Original Sin so worthwhile and, ultimately, compelling...Tracing a long and contentious reception history that begins before cinema’s widespread acceptance as an art in its own right, McEwan delineates with rare authority how changing ideas about racism, artistic expression and film culture have been intertwined since the very earliest years of feature filmmaking in the United States. * Early Popular Visual Culture *Alongside the history McEwan keeps track of how film criticism might contribute to and ameliorate the contours of white supremacy—film criticism that includes his book and now this little review. * CHOICE *McEwan presents an enchanting and well-researched historical past . . . and argues that this controversy inside movie historical past has formed understandings of movie, race, and artwork. * Hetflix *Cinema’s Original Sin is expansive, particularly for students who think of racism and the cinema solely in terms of representational strategies. Once it becomes clear that the issue is structural, adjusting representational strategies appears an insufficient solution to the issues that led—and in some instances continue to lead—to Griffith’s defense. * Film Quarterly *Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A New Art, 1895–1915 2. Film Art, Intolerance, and Oscar Micheaux, 1915–1925 3. Little Theatres, MOMA, and the Birth of Art Cinema, 1925–1945 4. From American History to Film History, 1945–1960 5. In Search of Legitimacy and Masterpieces: Film Studies in the Academy, 1960–2000 6. Race, Reception, and Remix in the New Millennium Epilogue Notes Index

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Book SynopsisHow Americans learned to wait on time for racial change What if, Joseph Darda asks, our desire to solve racism—with science, civil rights, antiracist literature, integration, and color blindness—has entrenched it further? In The Strange Career of Racial Liberalism, he traces the rise of liberal antiracism, showing how reformers' faith in time, in the moral arc of the universe, has undercut future movements with the insistence that racism constitutes a time-limited crisis to be solved with time-limited remedies. Most historians attribute the shortcomings of the civil rights era to a conservative backlash or to the fracturing of the liberal establishment in the late 1960s, but the civil rights movement also faced resistance from a liberal "frontlash," from antiredistributive allies who, before it ever took off, constrained what the movement could demand and how it could demand it. Telling the stories of Ruth Benedict, Kenneth Clark, W. E. B. Du Bois, John Howard Griffin, Pauli Murray, Lillian Smith, Richard Wright, and others, Darda reveals how Americans learned to wait on time for racial change and the enduring harm of that trust in the clock. Trade Review"A riveting guide to why the grand movement demand for 'Freedom now!' was so often eclipsed by what Dr. King called the 'tranquilizing drug of gradualism.' As acute in its meditations on the nature of time as it is in its dissection of racial liberalism."—David Roediger, author of The Sinking Middle Class: A Political History"Darda's powerful and elegant book places racial liberalism at the center of a national story about the endurance of racial subordination within a political system predicated on formal rights and equality. Provides essential bearings for our current moment of racial rebellion and reaction."—Daniel Martinez HoSang, Author of A Wider Type of Freedom: How Struggles for Racial Justice Liberate Everyone

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Book SynopsisHow Americans learned to wait on time for racial change What if, Joseph Darda asks, our desire to solve racism—with science, civil rights, antiracist literature, integration, and color blindness—has entrenched it further? In The Strange Career of Racial Liberalism, he traces the rise of liberal antiracism, showing how reformers' faith in time, in the moral arc of the universe, has undercut future movements with the insistence that racism constitutes a time-limited crisis to be solved with time-limited remedies. Most historians attribute the shortcomings of the civil rights era to a conservative backlash or to the fracturing of the liberal establishment in the late 1960s, but the civil rights movement also faced resistance from a liberal "frontlash," from antiredistributive allies who, before it ever took off, constrained what the movement could demand and how it could demand it. Telling the stories of Ruth Benedict, Kenneth Clark, W. E. B. Du Bois, John Howard Griffin, Pauli Murray, Lillian Smith, Richard Wright, and others, Darda reveals how Americans learned to wait on time for racial change and the enduring harm of that trust in the clock. Trade Review"A riveting guide to why the grand movement demand for 'Freedom now!' was so often eclipsed by what Dr. King called the 'tranquilizing drug of gradualism.' As acute in its meditations on the nature of time as it is in its dissection of racial liberalism."—David Roediger, author of The Sinking Middle Class: A Political History"Darda's powerful and elegant book places racial liberalism at the center of a national story about the endurance of racial subordination within a political system predicated on formal rights and equality. Provides essential bearings for our current moment of racial rebellion and reaction."—Daniel Martinez HoSang, Author of A Wider Type of Freedom: How Struggles for Racial Justice Liberate Everyone

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Book SynopsisAt a time when movements for racial justice are front and center in U.S. national politics, this book provides essential new understanding to the study of race, its influence on people's lives, and what we can do to address the persistent and foundational American problem of systemic racism. Knowledge about race and racism changes as social and historical conditions evolve, as different generations of scholars experience unique societal conditions, and as new voices from those who have previously been kept at the margins have challenged us to reconceive our thinking about race and ethnicity. In this collection of essays by prominent sociologists whose work has transformed the understanding of race and ethnicity, each reflects on their career and how their personal experiences have shaped their contribution to understanding racism, both in scholarly and public debate. Merging biography, memoir, and sociohistorical analysis, these essays provide vital insight into the influence of race on people's perspectives and opportunities both inside and outside of academia, and how racial inequality is felt, experienced, and confronted. Trade Review"In this must-read volume,distinguished and trailblazing sociologists reflect on their encounters with sociology and academic institutions. Pushing the boundaries of our understanding of interlocking systems of oppression, these essays reveal the often unspoken and unwritten winding career paths of marginalized faculty and the critical moments in their lives that shaped the contours of their research and their commitments for the future of the discipline. This volume is a necessary intervention, balm and reminder that those of us on the margins are not alone and that our work matters."—Victoria Reyes, Author of Academic Outsider: Stories of Exclusion and Hope"Prepare to be captivated by the gripping and courageous life stories woven within these pages! This groundbreaking anthology brings together a distinguished group of senior sociologists, predominantly scholars of color, who have drawn on their lifetime experiences to redefine and expand the study of racism and sexism in the United States. Engaging, thought-provoking, and richly informative, Moving from the Margins is a must-read for anyone seeking a fresh and dynamic exploration of persisting social justice issues in America and beyond."—Joe Feagin, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University, and Past-President of the American Sociological Association"This insightful, deeply personal book gives a unique window into how some of the leading sociologists of race draw from their own experiences and backgrounds to develop exceptional, ground breaking scholarship. It's a must-read with a fresh take on how the personal informs the political—and the sociological!"—Adia Wingfield, Washington University in St. Louis, President-elect of the American Sociological Association"It is difficult to overstate the structural and systemic forces of inequality that persist in the United States, let alone the current rise in regressive laws and policies rooted in interlocking systems of white supremacy, capitalism, and patriarchy. And yet, reading this powerful collection of essays penned by eminent, pathbreaking scholars of race and racism, helps to make sense of it all—where we came from, where we are now, and crucially, where we might go. The generosity of these activist-scholars whose shoulders we stand on, and the vulnerability revealed in their personal and intellectual meditations, is a gift to early career scholars who will see themselves reflected in these narratives."—Zulema Valdez, University of California, MercedTable of ContentsLife Histories on Transforming the Study of Racism: An Introduction 1. Doing Sociology While Black 2. The Praxis of Being Black in America: Grounding the Intellectual Project 3. From Clueless to Critical: My Journey to Understanding the Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender 4. Thinking through Race 5. Killing Me Softly: Race, Racism, and Sociology in My Life 6. "I Change Myself; I Change the World": The Testimonio of a First-Generation Chicana Scholar-Activist 7. A Critical Race Feminist at the Crossroads of Biography and History 8. An Affirmative Action Confession 9. The Sandbox, Sisterhood, and a Sociological Journey 10. From El Valle to Public Sociology: My Personal Intellectual Journey 11. Shifting Boundaries 12. Disrupting Silences: Affect and Embodied Experiences of Systemic Oppression 13. Redefining and Reclaiming Race as a Latina Sociologist 14. Always Observant: The Academic Journey of an Urban Ethnographer 15. An Outsider Within: Reflections on the Intersections of My Life and Work

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Book SynopsisAt a time when movements for racial justice are front and center in U.S. national politics, this book provides essential new understanding to the study of race, its influence on people's lives, and what we can do to address the persistent and foundational American problem of systemic racism. Knowledge about race and racism changes as social and historical conditions evolve, as different generations of scholars experience unique societal conditions, and as new voices from those who have previously been kept at the margins have challenged us to reconceive our thinking about race and ethnicity. In this collection of essays by prominent sociologists whose work has transformed the understanding of race and ethnicity, each reflects on their career and how their personal experiences have shaped their contribution to understanding racism, both in scholarly and public debate. Merging biography, memoir, and sociohistorical analysis, these essays provide vital insight into the influence of race on people's perspectives and opportunities both inside and outside of academia, and how racial inequality is felt, experienced, and confronted. Trade Review"In this must-read volume,distinguished and trailblazing sociologists reflect on their encounters with sociology and academic institutions. Pushing the boundaries of our understanding of interlocking systems of oppression, these essays reveal the often unspoken and unwritten winding career paths of marginalized faculty and the critical moments in their lives that shaped the contours of their research and their commitments for the future of the discipline. This volume is a necessary intervention, balm and reminder that those of us on the margins are not alone and that our work matters."—Victoria Reyes, Author of Academic Outsider: Stories of Exclusion and Hope"Prepare to be captivated by the gripping and courageous life stories woven within these pages! This groundbreaking anthology brings together a distinguished group of senior sociologists, predominantly scholars of color, who have drawn on their lifetime experiences to redefine and expand the study of racism and sexism in the United States. Engaging, thought-provoking, and richly informative, Moving from the Margins is a must-read for anyone seeking a fresh and dynamic exploration of persisting social justice issues in America and beyond."—Joe Feagin, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University, and Past-President of the American Sociological Association"This insightful, deeply personal book gives a unique window into how some of the leading sociologists of race draw from their own experiences and backgrounds to develop exceptional, ground breaking scholarship. It's a must-read with a fresh take on how the personal informs the political—and the sociological!"—Adia Wingfield, Washington University in St. Louis, President-elect of the American Sociological Association"It is difficult to overstate the structural and systemic forces of inequality that persist in the United States, let alone the current rise in regressive laws and policies rooted in interlocking systems of white supremacy, capitalism, and patriarchy. And yet, reading this powerful collection of essays penned by eminent, pathbreaking scholars of race and racism, helps to make sense of it all—where we came from, where we are now, and crucially, where we might go. The generosity of these activist-scholars whose shoulders we stand on, and the vulnerability revealed in their personal and intellectual meditations, is a gift to early career scholars who will see themselves reflected in these narratives."—Zulema Valdez, University of California, MercedTable of ContentsLife Histories on Transforming the Study of Racism: An Introduction 1. Doing Sociology While Black 2. The Praxis of Being Black in America: Grounding the Intellectual Project 3. From Clueless to Critical: My Journey to Understanding the Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender 4. Thinking through Race 5. Killing Me Softly: Race, Racism, and Sociology in My Life 6. "I Change Myself; I Change the World": The Testimonio of a First-Generation Chicana Scholar-Activist 7. A Critical Race Feminist at the Crossroads of Biography and History 8. An Affirmative Action Confession 9. The Sandbox, Sisterhood, and a Sociological Journey 10. From El Valle to Public Sociology: My Personal Intellectual Journey 11. Shifting Boundaries 12. Disrupting Silences: Affect and Embodied Experiences of Systemic Oppression 13. Redefining and Reclaiming Race as a Latina Sociologist 14. Always Observant: The Academic Journey of an Urban Ethnographer 15. An Outsider Within: Reflections on the Intersections of My Life and Work

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