Research Guides: Discussing Whiteness: White Space

"White Space" and Race

“The White Space”
Elijah Anderson (2015) Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Race Conversations in White Spaces
Blog post about the interaction of white spaces, whiteness, and discussions of race. By Sophia Bolt.
What White Children Need to Know About Race
Article about racial socialization in schools in the context of white spaces (Ali Michael and Eleonora Bartoli, National Association of Independent Schools)
Space, Place and the Problematic of Race: Black Adolescent Discourse as Mediated Action
A study looking at how Black adolescents navigate the White culture of academia. By Garrett A. Duncan.
Hiking While Black: The Untold Story
A look at nature and conservation as a traditionally white domain. By Carolyn Finney.
Why Your Space ≠ My Space
Essay by April Hathcock on the importance of space and the role of power and privilege when designating a space for a specific group.

Black Faces, White Spaces by Carolyn Finney
Call Number: E185.86 .F525 2014 (2nd Floor)
ISBN: 9781469614489
Publication Date: 2014-06-01
"In this thought-provoking study, Carolyn Finney looks beyond the discourse of the environmental justice movement to examine how the natural environment has been understood, commodified, and represented by both white and black Americans."
Telling Histories by Deborah Gray White (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780807832011
Publication Date: 2008-05-02
"Collecting stories that are both deeply personal and powerfully political, Telling Histories compiles seventeen personal narratives by leading black women historians at various stages in their careers."
Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight - Fear and Fantasy in Suburban Los Angeles by Eric Avila
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 0520241215
Publication Date: 2004-08-23