Module 4: Whiteness
Module 4: Whiteness
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Introduction
"Whiteness" is a social phenomenon created in the historical confusion created by the Atlantic Slave Trade, colonialism, and the "Scientific Racism" of the 19th and 20th centuries. But what does it mean to be "white" and where did this idea come from?
Articles
The Invention of Whiteness Baird.pdfThe Invention of Whiteness - This article discusses the creation of the concept of being "white."
Whiteness is an invented concept that has been used as a tool of oppression Tinsley.pdfWhiteness is an invented concept that has been used as a tool of oppression - This article discusses the idea that whiteness is less an ethnic classification and more of a social construct designed to be exclusionary to those who were considered 'unfit.'
What Is Whiteness Williams.pdfWhat is Whiteness? - This article discusses the cultural concept of whiteness and what it means for society today.
Web Resources
Talking About Race: Whiteness - This site, created by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, discusses what it means to be white and how it has had a distorting effect on American culture.
Talking About Race: Social Identities and Systems of Oppression - This site, created by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, explains the intersection between race and hierarchy.
Videos
This 1.5-minute video explains the purpose behind Anti-Racist training.
This 11.5-minute video discusses the creation of "whiteness" as a response to slavery.
Books
This seminal text lays the foundation for our understanding of "whiteness" as a concept and how it was formed to meet the needs of colonialism and exploitation.
This text covers the phenomenon of race and "whiteness" from early European settlement of the Americans and what it means through today.
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