Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

"Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race" er en bog, der er skabt som et wake-up call for enhver, der blindt accepterer status quo og lukker ned for al kritisk debat om samfundets opbygning, når snakken går over til samtidige raceproblematikker Den britiske journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge har fået nok af at tale med hvide mennesker om racisme. Der er nemlig et flertal af hvide mennesker, der nægter at lytte til deres farvede medborgeres erfaringer om den uhyggeligt gennemgribende strukturelle racisme i samfundet. En strukturel racisme, som de nægter at acceptere er til stede og som de defensivt forsvarer, i stedet for at lytte til andres oplevelser. Reni Eddo-Lodges "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race" er en dybt relevant bog, der er uvurderlig læsning for enhver, som ønsker at forstå den aktuelle situation i forhold til racerelationer i Storbritannien lige nu.

"Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race" er en bog, der er skabt som et wake-up call for enhver, der blindt accepterer status quo og lukker ned for al kritisk debat om samfundets opbygning, når snakken går over til samtidige raceproblematikker Den britiske journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge har fået nok af at tale med hvide mennesker om racisme. Der er nemlig et flertal af hvide mennesker, der nægter at lytte til deres farvede medborgeres erfaringer om den uhyggeligt gennemgribende strukturelle racisme i samfundet. En strukturel racisme, som de nægter at acceptere er til stede og som de defensivt forsvarer, i stedet for at lytte til andres oplevelser. Reni Eddo-Lodges "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race" er en dybt relevant bog, der er uvurderlig læsning for enhver, som ønsker at forstå den aktuelle situation i forhold til racerelationer i Storbritannien lige nu.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This is a book that was begging to be written. This is the kind of book that demands a future where we'll no longer need such a book. Essential." --Marlon James "The most important book for me this year." --Emma Watson Selected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick for January/February 2018 Sunday Times Bestseller Winner of the British Book Awards Nonfiction Narrative Book of the Year Winner of the Jhalak Prize Foyles Nonfiction Book of the Year Blackwell's Nonfiction Book of the Year Named One of the Best Books of 2017 by: NPR The Guardian The Observer The Brooklyn Rail Cultured Vultures Award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge was frustrated with the way that discussions of race and racism are so often led by those blind to it, by those willfully ignorant of its legacy. Her response, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race , has transformed the conversation both in Britain and around the world. Examining everything from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, from whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge, and counter racism. Including a new afterword by the author, this is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of color in Britain today, and an essential handbook for anyone looking to understand how structural racism works.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This is a book that was begging to be written. This is the kind of book that demands a future where we'll no longer need such a book. Essential." --Marlon James "The most important book for me this year." --Emma Watson Selected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick for January/February 2018 Sunday Times Bestseller Winner of the British Book Awards Nonfiction Narrative Book of the Year Winner of the Jhalak Prize Foyles Nonfiction Book of the Year Blackwell's Nonfiction Book of the Year Named One of the Best Books of 2017 by: NPR The Guardian The Observer The Brooklyn Rail Cultured Vultures Award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge was frustrated with the way that discussions of race and racism are so often led by those blind to it, by those willfully ignorant of its legacy. Her response, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race , has transformed the conversation both in Britain and around the world. Examining everything from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, from whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge, and counter racism. Including a new afterword by the author, this is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of color in Britain today, and an essential handbook for anyone looking to understand how structural racism works.

‘Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can’t afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to speak’ The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION NARRATIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR A BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD

‘Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can’t afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to speak’ The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION NARRATIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR A BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD