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White on White/Black on BlackWhite on White/Black on Black

White on White/Black on Black

George Yancy, Cornel West

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White on White/Black on Black is a unique contribution to the philosophy of race. The book explores how fourteen philosophers, seven white and seven black, philosophically understand the dynamics of the process of racialization. Combined, the contributions demonstrate different and similar conceptual trajectories of raced identities that emerge from within and across the racial divide. Each of the fourteen philosophers, who share a textual space of exploration, name blackness/whiteness, revealing significant political, cultural, and existential aspects of what it means to be black/white. Through the power of naming and theorizing whiteness and blackness, White on White/Black on Black dares to bring clarity and complexity to our understanding of race identity.

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OL Work ID
OL8104107W

Subjects

RaceRace identityBlacksWhitesPhilosophyRace awarenessBlancsConscience de raceFilosofieSchwarzeIdentité ethniqueWeißeRassen (mens)RasseNoirsEthnische IdentitätPhilosophieBlacks, race identity

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