Protecting Whiteness: Whitelash and the Rejection of Racial Equality

291 Pages·2020·3.115 MB·English

by  Cameron D. Lippard (editor), J. Scott Carter (editor), David G. Embrick (editor)

Protecting Whiteness

PROTECTING
WHITENESS
Whitelash and the rejection
of racial equality
Edited by Cameron D. Lippard, J. Scott Car ter,
and David G. Embrick
Foreword by Eduardo Bonilla- Silva
university of Washington Press
Seattle
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Names: Lippard, Cameron D., editor. | Scott Carter, J., editor. |
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Title: Protecting whiteness : whitelash and the rejection of racial equality /
edited by Cameron D. Lippard, J. Scott Carter, and David G. Embrick ;
foreword by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva.
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contents
Foreword by Eduardo Bonilla- Silva xi
Introduction. The Resurgence of Whitelash: White Supremacy,
Re sis tance, and the Racialized Social System in Trumptopia
david g. embrick, j. scott c ar ter, and
cameron d. liPPard 3
PART I. THE IDEOLOGICAL REINFORCEMENT OF WHITE SUPREMACY
1. Post– Color Blindness? Trump and the Rise of the New White
Nationalism
ashley “Woody” doane 27
2. The Unblackening: “White” License and the “Nice Racism” Trope
johnny e. Williams 43
3. Po liti cal Correctness: A Genuine Concern for Discussion or
Slippery Language Rooted in Racial Animosity
j. scott car ter and j. micah roos 57
4. Diversity Regimes: How University Diversity Initiatives Shape
White Race Consciousness
james m. thomas 71
PART II. THE REENTRENCHMENT OF WHITE SUPERIORITY IN
AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS
5. Institutional Racism Revisited: How Institutions Perpetuate and
Promote Racism through Color Blindness
charles a. gallagher 89
6. Prison in the Street: What Market- Based Bipartisan Reform
Means for Racial Stratification
kasey henricks and bethany nelson 103
7. Settler Culture and White Property: From the Bundy Ranch
Standoff to the West Virginia Coalfields
rebecca r. scott 117
8. Local Immigration Enforcement: Shaping and Maintaining
Policies through White Saviors and Economic Motivations
felicia arriaga 132
9. Recruiting White “Victims”: White Supremacist Flyers on
College Campuses
david dietrich 151
10. The Whitening of South Asian Women
bhoomi k. thakore 165
11. Colorful Art, White Spaces: How an Art Museum Maintains
White Spaces
simón e. Weffer, david g. embrick, and silvia
domínguez 179
PART III. WHITE EMOTIONS, EXPRESSIONS, AND MOVEMENTS
12. White Noise: How White Nationalist Content Creators Reproduce
Narratives of White Power and Victimhood on YouTube
c. doug charles 197
13. Blue Lives Matter: Police Protection or Countermovement
maretta mcdonald 210
14. Echoing Derrick A. Bell: Black Women’s Re sis tance to White
Supremacy in the Age of Trump
marlese durr 224
15. Solidarity and Strug gle: White Antiracist Activism in the
Time of Trump
mary k. ryan and david l. brunsma 240
Conclusions. Where Do We Go from Here? Structural and
Social Implications of Whitelash
j. scott car ter, david g. embrick, and
cameron d. liPPard 255
List of Contributors 267
Index 271