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Racing for innocence : whiteness, gender, and the backlash against affirmative action /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pierce, Jennifer L., 1958-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Affirmative action programs > United States > Public opinion.
Whites > United States > Attitudes.
Lawyers > United States > Attitudes.
Women lawyers > United States > Attitudes.
Racism > United States.
Mass media and public opinion > United States.
Whites > Race identity > United States.
Collective memory > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
United States > Race relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : telling stories about race in an era of colorblindness
  • Innocence and injury : the politics of cultural memory in print news media
  • Filming racial progress : the transformation of white male innocence
  • Racing for innocence : stories of disavowal and exclusion
  • Stand by your man : women lawyers and affirmative action
  • Small talk : a short story
  • Commentary : ambivalent racism
  • Conclusion : still racing for innocence.