White Like Me

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]

White Like me
AuthorTim Wise
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir
PublisherSoft Skull Press
Publication date
2007
Media typePrint
Pages176
ISBN978-1-933368-99-3
OCLC183193527
305.8/00973 22
LC ClassE185.615 .W565 2008

Film adaptation

In 2013, the film 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

  1. 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.
  2. "White Like Me, Interview". ZNet. January 14, 2005.
  3. "White Like Me". Slate. 2013.
  4. "White Like Me". HuffPost.
  5. "White Like Me". Kickstarter.


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