Tag: white supremacy
A History of Race and Racism in America
"I’ve selected the most influential books on race and the black experience published in the United States for each decade of the nation’s existence — a history of race through ideas, arranged chronologically on the shelf. (In many cases, I’ve added a complementary work, noted with an asterisk.) Each of these books was either published … Continue reading A History of Race and Racism in America
Alternative Influence
"These strategies reveal a tension underlying the content produced by these influencers: while they present themselves as news sources, their content strategies often more accurately consist of marketing and advertising approaches. These approaches are meant to provoke feelings, memories, emotions, and social ties. In this way, the “accuracy” of their messaging can be difficult to … Continue reading Alternative Influence
Cracker Country
I met someone recently. And during the course of conversation, we discovered we grew up around the same area. The conversation went along these lines: Stranger: I'm from X.Me: Oh, really? I grew up near there.Stranger: Where are you from?Me: The Y/Z area.Stranger: Don't take this the wrong way, but we used to call that, … Continue reading Cracker Country
Black Skinhead
"The skinhead subculture was originally tied to working-class youths in London, England in the 1960s. Considered the first wave, this iteration of the movement was an offshoot of another youth subculture called mod. Skinheads were categorized as such because of their close-cropped or bald heads, but their fashion was inspired by mod as well as … Continue reading Black Skinhead
Irony and the New White Supremacy
"If a group’s only MO is destruction, it stands to reason that eventually it will destroy itself. What The New York Times calls the “alt-right” isn’t a monolith, but a swarm of tribes with different agendas, some of which radically oppose one another. Ultimately, it’s not difficult to imagine them all simply tearing each other … Continue reading Irony and the New White Supremacy
“Seeing White” series on Scene on Radio
"Seeing White" is a 14 part series on the Scene on Radio podcast exploring the construction of white identity in the United States and the institutional structures of white supremacy that underpin it.
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