What White People Can Do Next
From Allyship to Coalition
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:1st Apr '21
Should be back in stock very soon
This book provides a fresh perspective on racial injustice, encouraging readers to engage in meaningful dialogue and actions. What White People Can Do Next offers practical solutions for lasting change.
In What White People Can Do Next, Emma Dabiri presents a compelling exploration of racial injustice and the necessary conversations surrounding it. Drawing on her extensive research and personal experiences, Dabiri challenges readers to rethink their understanding of race and its implications in today's society. She emphasizes the importance of building connections and alliances, advocating for a fresh perspective that transcends traditional narratives. By doing so, she aims to foster a more inclusive dialogue about race and its intersection with capitalism.
The author argues that the concept of race was constructed to serve specific economic interests, and she highlights the urgency of dismantling these outdated frameworks. Through her incisive writing, Dabiri not only critiques existing power structures but also offers practical solutions for creating lasting change. She encourages readers to engage with these ideas actively and to consider their roles in combating systemic inequalities.
What White People Can Do Next is more than just an essay; it is a call to action for individuals to reflect on their own positions and responsibilities in the fight for racial justice. Dabiri's insights are both thought-provoking and accessible, making this book an essential read for anyone looking to understand the complexities of race and to contribute positively to the discourse surrounding it.
Essential . . . accessible and yet so full of scholarship. Witty, insightful, a must-read -- Owen Jones
Fascinating, invigorating . . . this book is for everyone . . . we have an academic like Emma Dabiri writing as if James Connolly and Audre Lorde had a love child -- Jess Kav * Irish Times *
A gamechanging skewering of social-media discourse with a historically grounded analysis of anti-racism, collectivism, neoliberalism, and post-colonialism -- Jason Okundaye * Vogue *
Deftly and wittily deconstructs allyship and white saviour tropes to give an unblinkered takedown of what needs to happen next -- Francesca Brown * Stylist *
A thoughtful, nuanced read that is deftly researched and studded with relevant reflections from Dabiri's own life in Ireland, the UK and the US... Dabiri is on top form when applying her razor-sharp analysis to the symbiotic relationship between capitalism and racism, and how it harms us all -- Georgina Lawton * iNews *
Vital, needs to be read by as many people as possible . . . One of those rare books that is completely clarifying and that you find yourself referring back to for years to come -- Ellie Mae O'Hagan (via twitter)
I really loved What White People Can Do Next: so smart, so readable, so helpful. There is so much I hadn't thought about before - 'whiteness' as a confection, the empty performance of online rhetoric, the impossibility of transferring privilege - and so much that I had somewhere in the back of my mind but that I'd struggled to articulate. -- Nick Hornby * author of Just Like You *
Refreshing . . . A nuanced and historical analysis of post-colonialism, anti-racism and collectivism. The sharpest of any book out on 'race' in recent years -- Good Readers Club
Vitally important and written with intelligence and insight, this book is an essential companion for anyone seeking to understand racism, on the journey towards an anti-racist future -- Jeffrey Boakye
Fantastic . . . a wonderfully concise deconstruction of race and racism Emma is challenging the inherent power dynamics in the concept of allyship, arguing instead for coalition when it comes to how people can confront the structures of racism * The Blindboy Podcast *
ISBN: 9780141996738
Dimensions: 180mm x 112mm x 10mm
Weight: 107g
176 pages