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?"White Innocence explains why white Dutch people seem unable to grasp the racism of Zwarte Piet: Assured of their own social progressivism, they can a priori think and therefore do no wrong. . . . ? Wekker concludes her work with a plea for 'another "embarrassment of riches,"' for acknowledging the racism staring us in the face. In the United States, we might start by recognizing that there is, and always has been, no more audacious identity politics than white identity politics, as Trump and his white-supremacist ilk gleefully demonstrate. At least the illusion of innocence has been stripped away. Or perhaps not?"
 
-- Nick Barr Clingan ― The Nation Published On: 2017-03-14

"White Innocence exposes how Dutch racism is infused with classism, sexism, and homophobia in discussions of everyday racism that includes [Wekker's] own personal exoticization as a child and criminalization as an adult, TV talk shows and films, experiences of mixed-race families, white gay liberation that constitutes Dutch homonationalism . . . and the 'siloing' of gender and race/ethnicity in politics and academics that makes intersectional policy and scholarship impossible. In doing so, Wekker reveals the very real personal consequences for people of color when their very existence is in service of white people."
-- Melissa F. Weiner ― Journal of Anthropological Research Published On: 2017-06-01

"White Innocence provides a welcome and thought-provoking impetus to think more acutely about the long-term impacts of imperialism, as well as about the interrelations between colonies and metropole."
-- Bart Luttikhuis ― History: Reviews of New Books Published On: 2017-07-20

"White Innocence makes a significant contribution to the field of critical whiteness studies by examining the role of race, especially whiteness, and the legacy of colonialism in the present-day Netherlands."
-- Shannon Sullivan ― philoSOPHIA Published On: 2017-06-01

"White Innocence is an enticing invitation to confront the contradictions of Dutch discourse on race, colonialism and violence. . . . Wekker’s work is of vital relevance for those willing to unlearn the legacy of
colonialism."
-- Lucía Berro Pizzarossa ― European Journal of Women's Studies Published On: 2018-04-29

"This book has been a long time coming. . . . An exemplary work of critical scholarship."
-- Paul Mepschen ― Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Published On: 2018-09-30

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"Gloria Wekker's patient anatomization of the Dutch racial order is a major contribution to the growing global conversation about whiteness and its overcoming. Her authoritative survey of the willful innocence that underpins racism in the Netherlands should be widely read and studied."
-- Paul Gilroy

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Duke University Press Books (April 29, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0822360756
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0822360759
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.51 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars great eye opener for all white readers
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