Protecting Whiteness: Whitelash and the Rejection of Racial Equality(Protecting Whiteness)

Insights into the racialized fear of change in US society The standoff at Cliven Bundy's ranch, the rise of white identity activists on college campuses, and the viral growth of white nationalist videos on YouTube vividly illustrate the resurgence of white supremacy and overt racism in the United States. White resistance to racial equality can be subtle as well—like art museums that enforce their boundaries as elite white spaces, "right on crime" policies that impose new modes of surveillance and punishment for people of color, and environmental groups whose work reinforces settler colonial norms. In this incisive volume, twenty-four leading sociologists assess contemporary shifts in white attitudes about racial justice in the US. Using case studies, they investigate the entrenchment of white privilege in institutions, new twists in anti-equality ideologies, and "whitelash" in the actions of social movements. Their examinations of new manifestations of racist aggression help make sense of the larger forces that underpin enduring racial inequalities and how they reinvent themselves for each new generation.

Table of Contents:
Foreword by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Introduction. The Resurgence of Whitelash: White Supremacy, Resistance, and the Racialized Social System in Trumptopia David G. Embrick, J. Scott Carter, and Cameron D. Lippard Part I. The Ideological Reinforcement of White Supremacy 1. Post-Color Blindness? Trump and the Rise of the New White Nationalism Ashley "Woody" Doane 2. The Unblackening: "White" License and the "Nice Racism" Trope Johnny E. Williams 3. Polical Correctness: A Genuine Concern for Discussion or Slippery Language Rooted in Racial Animosity J. Scott Carter and J. Micah Roos 4. Diversity Regimes: How University Diversity Initiatives Shape White Race Consciousness James M. Thomas Part II. The Reentrenchment of White Superiority in American Institutions 5. Institutional Racism Revisted: How Institutions Perpetuate and Promote Racism through Color Blindness Charles A. Gallagher 6. Prison in the Street: What Market-Based Bipartisan Reform Means for Racial Stratification Kasey Henricks and Bethany Nelson 7. Settler Culture and White Property: From the Bundy Ranch Standoff to the West Virginia Coalfields Rebecca R. Scott 8. Local Immigration Enforcement: Shaping and Maintaining Policies through White Saviors and Economic Motivations Felicia Arriaga 9. Recruiting White "Victims": White Supremacist Flyers on College Campuses David Dietrich 10. The Whitening of South Asian Women Bhoomi K. Thakore 11. Colorful Art, White Spaces: How an Art Museum Maintains White Spaces Simon E. Weffer, David G. Embrick, and Silvia Dominguez Part III. White Emotions, Expressions, and Movements 12. White Noise: How White Nationalist Content Creators Reproduce Narratives of White Power and Victimhood on YouTube C. Doug Charles 13. Blue Lives Matter: Police Protection or Countermovement Marette McDonald 14. Echoing Derrick A. Bell: Black Women's Resistance to White Supremacy in the Age of Trump Marlese Durr 15. Solidarity and Struggle: White Antiracist Activism in the Time of Trump Mary K. Ryan and David L. Brunsma Conclusions. Where Do We Go from Here? Structural and Social Implications of Whitelash J. Scott Carter, David G. Embrick, and Cameron D. Lippard List of Contributors Index

About the Author :
Cameron D. Lippard is professor and chair of sociology at Appalachian State University and coauthor with J. Scott Carter of The Death of Affirmative Action: Racialized Tactics and the Fight for College Admissions. J. Scott Carter is associate professor of sociology at the University of Central Florida. David G. Embrick is associate professor of sociology and Africana studies at the University of Connecticut and coeditor of Challenging the Status Quo: Diversity, Democracy, and Equality in the 21st Century.

Review :
"The interwoven nature of the numerous writers' work will add nuances and complexity to any conversation associated with this work. Therefore, this thought-provoking book searches for avenues to wake-up some; spark true reality to others; and lastly unravel complicity expressed by lack of non-movement in others. The book is a breeding ground for several heated debates." (Ethnic and Racial Studies) "This timely collection offers an array of essays from talented critical sociologists probing aspects of the continuation and resurgence of 21st-century white supremacist and nationalist thought and action, supported by much social science data." (Choice) "In this incisive volume, twenty-four leading sociologists assess contemporary shifts in white attitudes about racial justice in the U.S, using case studies and investigations of entrenched white privilege in institutions, new twists in anti-equality ideologies, and "whitelash" in the actions of social movements." (The Washington Informer)