Nice Racism

Resumen del libro

Racism is not a simple matter of good people versus bad. In White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo explained how racism is a system into which all white people are socialized. She also made a provocative claim: that white progressives cause the most daily harm to people of colour.

In Nice Racism, her follow-up work, she explains how they do so. Drawing on her background as a sociologist and over twenty-five years working as an antiracist educator, she moves the conversation forward. Writing directly to white people as a white person, DiAngelo identifies many common racial patterns and breaks down how well-intentioned white people unknowingly perpetuate racial harm.

Writing candidly about her own missteps and struggles, she models a path forward, encouraging white readers to continually face their complicity and embrace courage, lifelong commitment and accountability. Nice Racism is an essential work for any white person who wants to take steps to align their values with their actual practice, and offers people of colour an 'insider's' perspective which may be helpful for navigating whiteness.

Biografía del autor

Robin DiAngelo (San José, California, 1956) es doctora en educación multicultural. Profesora adjunta de educación en la universidad de Washington, lleva veinte años organizando talleres para hacer comprender el racismo que a menudo permea en las empresas, el sistema político y la cultura. White Fragility , el artículo original en el que se basa este libro, ha influido considerablemente en el diálogo nacional en torno a la raza. DiAngelo cuenta con otros dos títulos: What Does it Mean to be White?: Developing White Racial Literacy, 2012) (¿Qué significa ser blanco? Desarrollando una alfabetización racial blanca) y Is Everyone Really Equal?: An introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education, 2017 (¿Es realmente todo el mundo igual? Una introducción a conceptos clave en la educación sobre justicia social).