“You’re Calling me a Racist?”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23714009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarita Srivastava (0000-0002-1395-5346, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 534-560 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Theories of Race and Racism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003060802-39 |
| OpenAlex | W3047891601 |
| ISBN | 9781003060802 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This chapter argues that within social movements such as feminism, and in nations such as Canada. It draws on observations of twelve antiracist workshops or workshop series as well as on numerous organizational meetings in a variety of sites, including feminist, environmental, social justice, and popular educational organizations and an aboriginal youth conference. The chapter traces historical representations of white, innocent femininity and feminism and shows how these are conjoined with the moral conventions of the contemporary feminist community. A liberal nonracist discourse projects innocence not only onto the tolerant and benevolent nation but also onto the individual, by defining racism as acts done by bad or ignorant individuals and ameliorated by education. The struggle by some white feminists and feminist organizations to maintain an ethical nonracist feminist identity can then become an impediment to meaningful antiracist analysis and change.
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |