A work in progress -- Part I. Dis-ease in the white community. Naming the problem -- Facing the dis-ease -- Uncovering a hidden history -- Part II. The journey into witnessing. Fellow travelers : engaging the journey -- Clearing the way : whiteness in sight -- Blindness at the crossroads : leaps of faith -- Interior shadows : lingering racism -- Part III. The work of witnessing whiteness. How do we witness? -- How can we create a witnessing culture?
Summary
Witnessing Whiteness invites readers to consider what it means to be white, describes and critiques strategies used to avoid race issues, and identifies the detrimental effect of avoiding race on cross-race collaborations. The author illustrates how racial discomfort leads white people toward poor relationships with people of color. Questioning the implications our history has for personal lives and social institutions, the book considers political, economic, socio-cultural, and legal histories that shaped the meanings associated with whiteness. For book discussion groups and workshop plans, p
