| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) : illustrations |
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"Suppose she brings a big negro home" : case studies of everyday racism -- The house that race built -- The coded language of Hottentot Nymphae and the discursive presence of race, 1917 -- Of homo nostalgia and (post)coloniality : or, Where did all the critical white gay men go? -- "For even though I am black as soot, my intentions are good" : the case of Zwarte Piet/Black Pete -- Coda : "But what about the captain?" |
| Summary |
"In White Innocence Gloria Wekker explores a central paradox of Dutch culture: the passionate denial of racial discrimination and colonial violence coexisting alongside aggressive racism and xenophobia. Accessing a cultural archive built over 400 years of Dutch colonial rule, Wekker fundamentally challenges Dutch racial exceptionalism by undermining the dominant narrative of the Netherlands as a "gentle" and "ethical" nation. Wekker analyzes the Dutch media's portrayal of black women and men, the failure to grasp race in the Dutch academy, contemporary conservative politics (including gay politicians espousing anti-immigrant rhetoric), and the controversy surrounding the folkloric character Black Pete, showing how the denial of racism and the expression of innocence safeguards white privilege. Wekker uncovers the postcolonial legacy of race and its role in shaping the white Dutch self, presenting the contested, persistent legacy of racism in the country"--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-214) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Racism -- Netherlands
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Sexual minorities -- Netherlands
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White people -- Netherlands -- Attitudes
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Racism -- Political aspects -- Netherlands
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National characteristics, Dutch -- Political aspects
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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White people -- Attitudes
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Race relations
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Racism
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Racism -- Political aspects
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Sexual minorities
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Kolonialismus
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Rassismus
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Sexual minorities.
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| SUBJECT |
Netherlands -- Race relations
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Netherlands
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Niederlande
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780822374565 |
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0822374560 |
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