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In this book Sherene Razack explores what happens when whites look at non-whites, and in particular at non-white women. Most studies examining this encounter between dominant and subordinate groups focus on how it occurs in films, books, and popular culture. In contrast, Razack addresses how non-white women are viewed, and how they must respond, in classrooms and courtrooms. Examining the discussion of equity issues in the classroom and immigration and sexual violence cases in the courtroom, she argues that non-white women must often present themselves as culturally different instead of oppressed. Seen as victims of their own oppressive culture who must be pitied and rescued by white men and women, non-white women cannot then be seen as subjects. This book makes clear why we must be wary of educational and legal strategies that begin with saving 'Other' women. It offers powerful arguments for why it is important to examine who are the saviours and who are the saved, and what we must do to disrupt these historical relations of power.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Analytical, interesting and even easy to read,
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This review is from: Looking White People in the Eye: Gender, Race, and Culture in Courtrooms and Classrooms (Hardcover)
After seeing the two poor reviews given to this book, I had to add my two cents. This is an excellent book that covers a fairly wide range of topics related to discrimination and identities including gender-based persecution refugee hearings, problems with storytelling in multicultural settings and conceptions of disability. Razack writes from an anti-imperialist, antiracist and feminist standpoint, and her tone is challenging. I suspect that those two who gave this book bad reviews are uncomfortable with admitting that white, able-bodied men are privileged.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Riveting and ahead of its time,
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This review is from: Looking White People in the Eye: Gender, Race, and Culture in Courtrooms and Classrooms (Paperback)
Razack's analysis has riveting implications for the social sciences and humanities. It is an influencial and critical work, ahead of its time, and has the potential to be broadly applied to many fields. Although, Razack mainly deconstructs the fields of law and education, "Looking White People in the Eye," is likely to cause ripples throughout academia.Questiong the very premise upon which we base our disciplines--such as rationale choice theory, liberalism and North American concepts of the individual--Razack calls into question issues as diverse as disability, immigration and progressive education. A varied and fascinating read, indeed. Not only is Razack's work on target, but, utilizing "narrative for social change," she is also accessible and practical. The chapters are easily divided into works that can be read alone--although, I recommend a quick skim through the first chapter for background. A fantastic read--I highly recommend it. PS--I don't hate men. I am white and straight and work for a large corporation. My fist is not in the air, right now.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A critically important book -- for open-minded people,
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This review is from: Looking White People in the Eye: Gender, Race, and Culture in Courtrooms and Classrooms (Paperback)
This is an excellent book by an author who has changed my thinking (as a White person) about the perceptions of and impact of racism upon racialized people, especially women. It will have an enormous impact on anyone who is open-minded enough to wish to understand the perspectives of people from groups other than their own.By contrast, the negative reviews are heavily stereotype laden, as well as completely unfair ... especially the person who says Prof. Razack executes people from the groups she criticizes. She does nothing of the kind. Criticism is not execution and the suggestion that it is is outrageous. Yet these stereotyped, unfair, low-star reviews may influence readers who look only at book lists and chose based on the stars not even to look at the description of this book. Shouldn't there be some mechanism to encourage Amazon to remove flagrantly unfair and discriminatory reviews?
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