San Antonio College Library

In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers and John McWhorter, a political analyst and scholar of linguistics, weigh the meaning and implications of Attorney General Eric Holder''s controversial speech in which he called America "a nation of cowards" when it comes to racial issues. Then, Moyers and economist Robert Johnson take a hard look at the international ramifications of the Obama administration''s bank bailout plan and discuss why nationalization...

Contains an article which examines the controversy over development of Admiralty Island, Alaska. Reed's article places the conflict in the larger context of Indian-White land conflicts.

"Of interest to students of the humanities and both the natural and social sciences, Race, Racism, and Science explains in an accessible manner the complex interplay between race, racism, and science, tracing the roots of the concept of race to the birth of modern science. Surveying the history of race-centered research from its origins in the late 18th century to the present day, the authors show how racists have borrowed heavily from the lexicon...

"Contextualizes the history of race within comic books and the fundamental whiteness observed in American superhero narratives from the late 1930s to the present"--Provided by publisher. "In Unstable Masks: Whiteness and American Superhero Comics, Sean Guynes and Martin Lund bring together a series of essays that contextualize the histories and stakes of whiteness studies, superhero comics, and superhero studies for academics, fans, and media-makers...

How do Native American children see themselves and their race in the midst of a society dominated by whites? What are the social sources of different racial attitudes in red children? Living and working with three Native American tribes, Ann Beuf studied the effects of interpersonal prejudice and institutional racism on 229 preschool children. Using the technique of doll-play and the projective storytelling test, she found that, even on an isolated...

As the multiracial population in the United States continues to rise, new models for our understanding of mixed-race children and their conception of racial identity must be developed. A wide divide exists between academics who research biracial identity and the everyday world of parents and practitioners who raise and work with mixed-race children. This book aims to fill that gap by providing an extensive synthesis of the existing research in the...

Featuring new critical essays by scholars from Europe, South America, and the United States, At Home and Abroad presents a wide-ranging look at how whiteness-defined in terms of race or ethnicity-forms a category toward which people strive in order to gain power and privilege. Collectively these pieces treat global spaces whose nation building and identity formation have turned on biological and genealogical exigencies to whiten themselves. Drawing...

"Veteran teacher Julie Landsman leads the reader through a day of teaching and reflection about her work with high school students from a variety of cultures. She speaks honestly about issues of race, poverty, institutional responsibility, and white privilege by engaging the reader in her experiences in the classroom with some of her remarkable students. Throughout the day, we meet bigotry head-on, struggle with questions of racial identity, and find...

Analyzing the complex interrelationship of race and individual identity in the Afro-American context, McSweeney provides a close critical reading of Ralph Ellison's celebrated novel Invisible Man. He comments on its historical context and the critical response it provoked when first published. He also analyzes the work's major scenes and defines their thematic significance to the novel's major concerns. ISBN 0-8057-7977-9: $18.95.