Colorblind racism / Meghan Burke.

Author/creator Burke, Meghan A. author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2019.
Descriptionxi, 156 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Race awareness--United States.
Racism--United States.
United States--Race relations.

Variant title Colourblind racism
Contents Introduction -- Colorblindness in historical context -- Colorblindness in divergent contexts -- Contested colorblindness -- New directions.
Summary How can colorblindness - the idea that race does not matter - be racist? This engaging book introduces the paradox of colorblind racism and explores how dismissing or downplaying the realities of race and racism can perpetuate racial inequality and violence. Drawing on a range of theoretical approaches and real-life examples, Meghan Burke shows colorblind racism to be a defining feature of much contemporary racism in the United States and beyond. Starting with an investigation of what is meant by colorblind racism, Burke explains what is at stake in the many areas of institutional and everyday life where it comes into play, its role in the history of racism, and its effects on how we talk about and treat race today. Engaging with recent critiques of colorblind racism, the book shows the limitations of this framework and how a deeper, more careful study of colorblindness is needed to reveal more about the persistence of racism and how it may be challenged. This accessible book will be an invaluable overview of a key phenomenon for students across the social sciences, and its far-reaching insights will appeal to all interested in the social life of race and racism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Burke, Meghan A. Colorblind racism. Medford, MA : Polity Press, [2018] 9781509524457
LCCN 2018010022
ISBN9781509524419 hardcover
ISBN150952441X hardcover
ISBN9781509524426 paperback
ISBN1509524428 paperback
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