Robin J. DiAngelo è un'accademica e autrice americana nota per la sua ricerca nell'analisi critica del discorso e negli studi sulla bianchezza. Ha coniato il termine "fragilità bianca", che descrive le reazioni difensive delle persone bianche quando vengono confrontate con i loro vantaggi razziali. Il suo lavoro esplora come queste reazioni servano a mantenere e proteggere le disuguaglianze razziali. DiAngelo si concentra su come il linguaggio e il discorso modellano la nostra comprensione delle questioni razziali e contribuiscono a sostenere le strutture sociali.
DiAngelo identifies racial patterns and breaks down how well-intentioned white people unknowingly perpetuate racial harm. These patterns include rushing to prove that we are 'not racist'; downplaying white advantage; romanticizing Black, Indigenous and other peoples of colour; pretending white segregation 'just happens'; expecting BIPOC people to teach us about racism; carefulness; and shame
Anger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence. These are the ways in which ordinary white people react when it is pointed out to them that they have done or said something that has - unintentionally - caused racial offence or hurt. After, all, a racist is the worst thing a person can be, right? But these reactions only serve to silence people of colour, who cannot give honest feedback to 'liberal' white people lest they provoke a dangerous emotional reaction. Robin DiAngelo coined the term 'White Fragility' in 2011 to describe this process and is here to show us how it serves to uphold the system of white supremacy. Using knowledge and insight gained over decades of running racial awareness workshops and working on this idea as a Professor of Whiteness Studies, she shows us how we can start having more honest conversations, listen to each other better and react to feedback with grace and humility. It is not enough to simply hold abstract progressive views and condemn the obvious racists on social media - change starts with us all at a practical, granular level, and it is time for all white people to take responsibility for relinquishing their own racial supremacy.
Was es bedeutet, in unserer Gesellschaft weiß zu sein (New York Times-Bestseller - Deutsche Ausgabe von "White Fragility")
»Rassismus ist ein Konstrukt unserer weißen Gesellschaft – also müssen wir auch dafür sorgen, dass er wieder verschwindet!« Robin DiAngeloRassismus ist ein gesellschaftliches Problem unserer Zeit. In diesem wegweisenden Buch zeigt Robin DiAngelo, welche Privilegien damit einhergehen, in einer von Weißen dominierten Gesellschaft weiß zu sein - und wie wir unbewusst Menschen aufgrund ihres Aussehens und ihrer Herkunft strukturell benachteiligen. Für das Phänomen, nicht über Rassismus sprechen zu wollen, hat DiAngelo den Begriff "weiße Fragilität" geprägt. Ausgehend davon erklärt sie den großen Riss in unserer Gesellschaft, die Gefahr, die von ihm ausgeht, und was wir tun können, um das System zu durchbrechen. Ein neues und hochaktuelles Standardwerk zum Thema Rassismus. Der New York Times-Bestseller der bekanntesten Rassismus-Expertin der USA