White Fragility: Book Availability
White Fragility by
In this "vital, necessary, and beautiful book" (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and "allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to 'bad people? (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
Call Number: HT1521 .D486 2018ISBN: 0807047414Publication Date: 2018-06-26
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ISU Library: Parks General Collection:
Ames Public Library: 305.8 DIA 2018
Amazon.com
Available for purchase, roughly $11.00
Barnes & Noble
Available for purchase, roughly $13.00
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Outside the ISU Library?
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WHITE FRAGILITY
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Library Book Discussion Series, FY19
Welcome! This Guide was first developed as part of the multiple Fall, Spring and Summer 2018-19 Library discussion series on the book White Fragility, sponsored by the ISU Library's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Two library staff groups completed the discussion series in Fall 2018, which involved the library's management team and librarians of color at ISU Library. The library's DEI Committee sponsored a third session in Spring 2019, and the AD for Inclusion & Equity sponsored a fourth session for additional library staff in June 2019. Through this series, about 54 library staff members participated, which is roughly half of all library staff.
This Guide is a work in progress! Although our multiple discussion series on this book have concluded, the Guide should be useful to others for its content, structure, and syllabus of additional relevant readings. We may add materials to the Guide as well.
For questions or comments on this Guide, please contact Susan Vega García.