{"product_id":"9781487525293","title":"Performing Postracialism","description":"Author: Philip S.S. Howard\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487525293\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 264\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlackface  instances in which non-Black persons temporarily darken their skin with make-up to impersonate Black people, usually for fun, and frequently in educational contexts  constitutes a postracialist pedagogy that propagates antiblack logics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePerforming Postracialism\u003c\/i\u003e, Philip S.S. Howard examines instances of contemporary blackface in Canada and argues that it is more than a simple matter of racial (mis)representation. The book looks at the ostensible humour and dominant conversations around blackface, arguing that they are manifestations of the particular formations of antiblackness in the Canadian nation state and its educational institutions. It posits that the occurrence of blackface in universities is not incidental, and outlines how educational institutions' responses to blackface in Canada rely upon a motivation to protect whiteness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerforming Postracialism\u003c\/i\u003e draws from focus groups and individual interviews conducted with university students, faculty, administrators, and Black student associations, along with online articles about blackface, to provide the basis for a nuanced examination of the ways that blackface is experienced by Black persons. The book investigates the work done by Black students, faculty, and staff at universities to challenge blackface and the broader campus climate of antiblackness that generates it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46819981590686,"sku":"ADS-9781487525293","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487525293.jpg?v=1778467722","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487525293","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}