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Racing for Innocence : Whiteness, Gender, and the Backlash Against Affirmative Action.

& DIV & How is it that recipients of white privilege deny the role they play in reproducing racial inequality? & I & Racing for Innocence & /I & addresses this question by examining the backlash against affirmative action in the late 1980s and early 1990s-just as courts, univ...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Pierce, Jennifer
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: Telling Stories About Race in an Era of Colorblindness; 1. Innocence and Injury: The Politics of Cultural Memoryin Print News Media; 2. Filming Racial Progress: The Transformation of White Male Innocence; 3. Racing for Innocence: Stories of Disavowal and Exclusion; 4. Stand by Your Man: Women Lawyers and Affirmative Action; 5. Small Talk: A Short Story; Commentary: Ambivalent Racism; Conclusion: Still Racing for Innocence; Appendix A: Reflections on Methodology; Appendix B: Hollywood Films; Notes; Bibliography; Index.