Repositioning race : prophetic research in a post-racial Obama age / edited by Sandra L. Barnes, Zandria F. Robinson, and Earl Wright II ; production by Eileen Nizer ; marketing by Anne M. Valentine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barnes, Sandra L., editor.

Robinson, Zandria F., editor.

Wright, Earl, II, editor.

Nizer, Eileen, editor.

Valentine, Anne M., distributor.

Series:

SUNY series in African American studies.

SUNY series in African American Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race relations.

African Americans--Social conditions--21st century.

African Americans.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : SUNY Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Repositioning Race, leading African American sociologists assess the current state of race theory, racial discrimination, and research on race in order to chart a path toward a more engaged public scholarship. They contemplate not only the paradoxes of Black freedom but also the paradoxes of equality and progress for the progeny of the civil rights generation in the wake of the election of the first African American US president. Despite the proliferation of ideas about a postracial society, the volume highlights the ways that racial discrimination persists in both the United States and the African Diaspora in the Global South, allowing for unprecedented African American progress in the midst of continuing African American marginalization.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction Repositioning Race: Prophetic Research in a Postracial Obama Age""; ""�Good News� and �Bad News�: Repositioning Race Prophetically""; ""Scholarship on Race, Racism, and Race Matters""; ""Black Sociologists and the Critical Tradition""; ""Volume�s Format: Race Matters Past, Present, and Future""; ""References""; ""Part I: The Pitfalls and Possibilities of Prophetic Race Theory: Cultivating Leadership""; ""Chapter 1: Race Matters in “Postracial� OBAMERICA and How to Climb Out of the Rabbit Hole""

""The “Postracial� Obamerica Moment""""Race Matters in �Postracial� Obamerica""; ""Racial Trends in the Postracial (White) Academy""; ""What Is to Be Done in the Nation as Well as in Sociological Obamerica?""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Am I My Brother�s and My Sister�s Keeper? W. E. B. Du Bois�s New Talented Tenth""; ""Henry L. Morehouse�s Tenth Man""; ""�The Negro race, like all races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men�""; ""�These criticisms [are] not fair to my meaning�""; ""�Doctrine of the Guiding Hundredth�""

""�Am I my Brother�s and my Sister�s keeper?�""""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Blackening Up Critical Whiteness: Dave Chappelle as Critical Race Theorist""; ""Critical Race Theory, Whiteness, and Literature on Race""; ""The Beginnings of Dave Chappelle and Chappelle�s Show""; ""Data and Method of Analysis""; ""Illustrating Whiteness Theory: Chappelle�s Show""; ""Sketch 1: �Frontline: Clayton Bigsby�""; ""Sketches 2 and 3: �Reparations 2003� and �Racial Draft�""; ""Sketch 3: �Trading Spouses�""; ""Conclusion: Contemporary Critiques of Whiteness""

""Notes""""References""; ""Part II: Daily Experiences and Implications of the Postracial Obama Age""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Race, the Great Recession, and the Foreclosure Crisis: From American Dream to Nightmare""; ""From Recession to Depression?""; ""From American Dream to Nightmare?""; ""Contours of the Mortgage Crisis: The Reality of Real Estate 101""; ""National Policy Responses to the Foreclosure Crisis""; ""Who Experienced Foreclosure? Groups Most Affected""; ""Poverty and Income Differentials""; ""Loss of Health Insurance""

""Strategies and Solutions: Combating the Mortgage Crises""""Conclusions and Policy Recommendations: What�s Next?""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: Black Experiences, White Experiences: Why We Need a Theory of Systemic Racism""; ""Race Theories and Concepts: The White Racial Frame""; ""The White Racial Frame Detailed""; ""Race and Racism on College Campuses""; ""Methodology: Studying Controversial Issues""; ""Black Students: Views and Experiences at HWCUs""; ""White Students Views about Black Students and HBCUs""; ""Conclusion: Accurately Understanding and Describing Racism""; ""Notes""

""References""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438450872

1438450877

OCLC:

878076432