Much attention has been paid to the changing culture and construction
of the Canadian metropolis, but how are the workings of whiteness
manifested in rural-urban spaces? White Space analyzes the dominance
of whiteness in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia to expose how
this racial notion continues to sustain forms of settler privilege.
Contributors to this perceptive collection move beyond appraising
whiteness as if it were a solid and unshakable category. Instead they
powerfully demonstrate how the concept can be re-envisioned, resisted,
and reshaped in a context of neoliberal economic change.
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Product details
ISBN
9780774860062
Published
2021
Edition
1. edition
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok