White Innocence: Paradoxes of Colonialism and Race by Gloria Wekker

White Innocence: Paradoxes of Colonialism and Race

Gloria Wekker

226 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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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 y...

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