What She Shares:
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The historical foundations of the consolidation of whiteness
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Collective Healing vs. Personal Healing– How Are They Related– are they automatic?
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The timeline of the emergence of the new wave of identity politics and its impact
What You’ll Hear:
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The role of collective and individual healing in race relations
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Beginning of “whiteness” as a concept
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How whiteness has manifested into what is seen throughout the world today
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Societal role of immigrants within early America
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How other groups view whiteness
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Acknowledging white privilege
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Differentiating between white guilt and white privilege, and how to use it for change
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Understanding why identity politics are so strong today
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The role of white people within minority studies
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How to turn understanding and solidarity into change
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How racism is institutionalized and indoctrinated
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The power shift of White = Good to White = Bad
Resources:
How Jews Became White Folks by Karen Brodkin Sacks
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness by George Lipsitz
