In the burgeoning field of whiteness studies

What White Looks Like takes a unique approach to the subject by collecting the ideas of African-American philosophers. George Yancy has brought together a group of thinkers who address the problematic issues of whiteness as a category requiring serious analysis.

What does white look like when viewed through philosophical training and African-American experience?

In this volume, Robert Birt asks if whites can live whiteness authentically. Janine Jones examines what it means to be a goodwill white. Joy James tells of beating her addiction to white supremacy, while Arnold Farr writes on making whiteness visible in Western philosophy.

What White Looks Like

Brings a badly needed critique and philosophically sophisticated perspective to the central issue of contemporary society.