Description

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What does it mean to be white in today's society? Is whiteness an ethnicity? White Reign tackles questions like these by examining whiteness as a cultural concept that our society has created and exposing the systems that teach us how we think about race, including schools, media, and even cyberspace. These essays examine the construction of white identity and the possibility of reshaping whiteness in a progressive, nonracist manner, presenting a culture of whiteness that can be employed by educators, parents, and citizens concerned with racial justice.

About the Author

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Joe L. Koncheloe teaches at Brooklyn College and Penn State University. He co-edited Measured Lies.

Shirley R. Steinberg teaches at Adelphi University. She co-edited Measured Lies.

Nelson M. Rodriguez teaches at Ohio University.

Ronald E. Chennault teaches at DePaul University.

Praise For…

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“The editors of this book see race as a cultural and social phenomenon (or 'cultural concept') rather than a biological one.” —Library Journal

“This book is particularly concerned with the backlash against multiculturalism.” —Hungry Mind Review

“This collection of essays works to discover, construct, and reconstruct an appropriate name for the racial identity of European Americans. . .[The] contributors do an excellent job.” —Contemporary Sociology