Book
White sight : visual politics and practices of whiteness / Nicholas Mirzoeff.
"How whiteness has been constructed, naturalized, and wielded; and how we can unmake it. By a renowned visual culture scholar; grounded in visual and cultural critique, feminism, and the Black radical tradition"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780262047678
- ISBN: 0262047675
- Physical Description: x, 339 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: The strike against whiteness -- Part I: White sight in the world of Atlantic slavery -- The city, the shit, and plantation -- The world of statues in the Americas -- The natural history of white supremacy -- Part II: Imperial visions, anticolonial ways of seeing -- The imperial screen -- The anticolonial way of seeing -- The cultural unconscious and the dispossessed -- Part III: The crisis of whiteness -- The strike against statues -- The general crisis of whiteness. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | White people > Race identity. White nationalism. Slavery. Visual communication. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | HT1575 .M57 2023 (Text) | 30244232 | Book | Volume hold | Available | - |
