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emmalen3's review
5.0
This book ought to be mandatory. I went into this book thinking I was well versed in handling conversations surrounding race and then realized I was very wrong. This book is a treasure and really did give me a lot to think about and reframe in my mind. I’ve had a good time sharing what I’ve learned from this book with my grade 6 students- we actually drew our glasses- frames and lenses-and spoke about how our intersectionality positions us in the world. Really terrific, jam packed, crucial book.
claire_melanie's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great book but very introductory and some of the sections were uncomfortable to read in terms of not quite working ethically/politically - especially the short history of non-White groups in the US, including the fact that this section did not start with Native Americans. Like many books from a critical whiteness/critical race there is work needed in overcoming the invisibility of and working towards incorporating Indigenous perspectives and critiques of Settler-Colonizing relations and it was disappointing that this was not addressed more centrally. Other than that a fine book for anyone looking for an introduction to critical whiteness studies and the cultivation of an active, ethical and considered anti-racist politics
jheinemann287's review against another edition
5.0
To put it succinctly, this is one of the most important and interesting books I've ever read, and if you care at all about society, you should read it, too. I'd love to talk through it with you as/after you read it. I have a feeling I'll be coming back to it again and again and again.
ajworkman77's review against another edition
5.0
I have learned an extraordinary amount from this book. We must stop saying we don’t see color or that race doesn’t matter when that in itself is a privilege and proves that it in fact does. This is a great first read to help me on the journey of being anti-racist.
Here’s were we go now:
1. We must “think intentionally and strategically about what we are doing and how that functions to either maintain or reinforce racism.”
2. We have to continually educate ourselves and
3. Most importantly build cross-racial relationships.
4. Read a book from a person of color’s perspective.
Here’s were we go now:
1. We must “think intentionally and strategically about what we are doing and how that functions to either maintain or reinforce racism.”
2. We have to continually educate ourselves and
3. Most importantly build cross-racial relationships.
4. Read a book from a person of color’s perspective.
laurabrantreads's review against another edition
5.0
Challenging and informative. I'm so thankful for this resource that is helping me delve more deeply into how I have been socialized into a racist society. This is a great guide for my life journey of becoming less racist both as an individual (which is not where I should stop) and as a part of a system. If this is interesting or offensive then I recommend you check out the book.
jonesfest's review against another edition
3.0
This is a textbook. I read this as part of a neighborhood book club. I really appreciate the conversations the text prompted but found myself more critical than appreciative of the angle DiAngelo chooses to add to the racial justice conversation.
hopejrc's review against another edition
5.0
4.5, some info was a bit dated and (this one on the copyeditor) quite a few grammar errors that were missed.
That being said, I think this would be the perfect book for a White person who is interested in diving into race and wanting to learn how to unpack their own racial identity but isn't sure where to start and isn't sure what they don't know/what they need to learn. It's a very basic but in-depth look at Whiteness, racial socialization, racism, etc. Many terms are defined and broken down beautifully to help with one's racial literacy.
This was the book the author wrote before White Fragility. Some of the info is the same but some concepts are dissected a bit more deeply, which is why I think this may actually be a better starting point (but I read White Fragility a few years back so maybe I just don't remember).
If you've already been deep-diving into race literature, there isn't really any new info introduced here that you wouldn't have studied already.
I encounter White people (90% of the people around me fit this headspace) who have never even given a second thought to race and just brush it off as a non issue, so I like to read books like this to help me with conversations with people new to the info. Can't get into a conversation about mass incarceration, for example, without any base level race knowledge or even acknowledgement amirite.
That being said, I think this would be the perfect book for a White person who is interested in diving into race and wanting to learn how to unpack their own racial identity but isn't sure where to start and isn't sure what they don't know/what they need to learn. It's a very basic but in-depth look at Whiteness, racial socialization, racism, etc. Many terms are defined and broken down beautifully to help with one's racial literacy.
This was the book the author wrote before White Fragility. Some of the info is the same but some concepts are dissected a bit more deeply, which is why I think this may actually be a better starting point (but I read White Fragility a few years back so maybe I just don't remember).
If you've already been deep-diving into race literature, there isn't really any new info introduced here that you wouldn't have studied already.
I encounter White people (90% of the people around me fit this headspace) who have never even given a second thought to race and just brush it off as a non issue, so I like to read books like this to help me with conversations with people new to the info. Can't get into a conversation about mass incarceration, for example, without any base level race knowledge or even acknowledgement amirite.