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White Innocence: Paradoxes of Colonialism and Race

White Innocence: Paradoxes of Colonialism and Race

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General European HistoryGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 0822360594
ISBN13: 9780822360599
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: Apr 29 2016
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
In White Innocence Gloria Wekker explores a central paradox of Dutch culture: the passionate denial of racial discrimination and colonial violence coexisting alongside aggressive racism and xenophobia. Accessing a cultural archive built over 400 years of Dutch colonial rule, Wekker fundamentally challenges Dutch racial exceptionalism by undermining the dominant narrative of the Netherlands as a gentle and ethical nation. Wekker analyzes the Dutch media's portrayal of black women and men, the failure to grasp race in the Dutch academy, contemporary conservative politics (including gay politicians espousing anti-immigrant rhetoric), and the controversy surrounding the folkloric character Black Pete, showing how the denial of racism and the expression of innocence safeguards white privilege. Wekker uncovers the postcolonial legacy of race and its role in shaping the white Dutch self, presenting the contested, persistent legacy of racism in the country.

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