"White Self-Criticality beyond Anti-racism powerfully emphasizes the significance of humility, vulnerability, anxiety, questions of complicity, and how being a 'good white' is implicated in racial injustice. This collection sets a new precedent for critical race scholarship and …
From the late 19th Century to the inquests on white poverty in the early 20th Century to the apartheid government2019s response to the problem, Bottomley traces the history of poor whites in South Africa. In the end, he finds that the problem isn2019t the existence of white pove…
Scope and content: "Mauritian independence in 1968 marked the end of a regime favorable to the Franco-Mauritians, the island's white colonial elite. Now, in postcolonial Mauritius, this group is faced with a much more diverse power constellation and often feels in competition wi…
Looks at the portrayal of race and gender in popular culture, focusing on the representation of black women. It discusses the politics of representation in Britain and North America and the shift from negativestereotypes to positive images.
This engaging and original text looks at the way race and gender are portrayed in popular culture, focusing on the representation of black women. The study includes consideration of the politics of representation in Britain and the US.