White Like Me
| Author | Tim Wise |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Soft Skull Press |
| Publicationdate | 2007 |
| Publicationplace | United States |
| Mediatype | |
| Pages | 176 |
| ISBN | 978-1-933368-99-3 |
| OCLC | 183193527 |
| DeweyDecimal | 305.8/00973 22 |
| LCClass | E185.615 .W565 2008 |
White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son is a book by activist and writer Tim Wise. It is a personal account examining white privilege and his conception of racism in American society through his experiences with his family and in his community.[1] The title is based on the book Black Like Me written by John Howard Griffin.[2]
Film adaptation
[edit ]In 2013, the book was adapted into a documentary film.[3] [4] The film was financed through a successful Kickstarter campaign.[5] Wise looks at the subject of ethnicity in the United States.
References
[edit ]- ↑ Cabrera, Nolan L. (2012). "Working through Whiteness: White male college students challenging racism" . The Review of Higher Education. 35 (3): 375–401. doi:10.1353/rhe.2012.0020. S2CID 143728144.
- ↑ "White Like Me, Interview". ZNet. January 14, 2005.
- ↑ "White Like Me". Slate . 2013.
- ↑ "White Like Me". HuffPost .
- ↑ "White Like Me". Kickstarter.
External links
[edit ]- Wise, Tim (November 3, 2010). "An Open Letter to the White Right, On the Occasion of Your Recent, Successful Temper Tantrum". Daily Kos.
- White Like Me at IMDb
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