White Supremacy and Racism in Progressive America: Race, Place, and Space

The book examines the connections between race, place, and space and how they contribute to and maintain racial hierarchies, using settler colonialism and critical race theory to explore how progressive White residents perceive their gentrifying neighborhood in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 166 pages
Publication date: 25 June 2024
Publisher: Bristol University Press

This book delves into the intricate relationships between race, place, and space, shedding light on their role in perpetuating and maintaining racial hierarchies. The author specifically focuses on the White residents of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, which is considered the most liberal district in the state and ranks 15th in the United States according to the Cooks Political Report Partisan Voting Index. By employing settler colonialism and critical race theory, the book explores how self-identified progressive White residents perceive their gentrifying neighborhood and navigate their positionality within it. The author utilizes a comprehensive research methodology, including extended case studies, in-depth interviews, participant observation, content analysis, and visual/media analysis, to uncover the persistent nature of systemic racialized inequality even in a politically progressive borough.

Weight: 406g
Dimension: 161 x 241 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529235432