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| Author | Tim Wise |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Soft Skull Press |
| Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 176 |
| ISBN | 978-1-933368-99-3 |
| OCLC | 183193527 |
| Dewey Decimal | 305.8/00973 22 |
| LC Class | 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. The title is based on the book Black Like Me written by John Howard Griffin.
Film adaptation
In 2013, the book was adapted into a documentary film. The film was financed through a successful Kickstarter campaign. Wise looks at the subject of ethnicity in the United States.
References
- 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
- 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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