Colonialism and Whiteness: a Talk

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This talk was given on 4/20/2016 at PCC for Whiteness History Month at PCC.

It is based on my trilogy of blog posts on the history of Whiteness in the US.


Here are links to the posts:

Colonialism and Whiteness: A Legacy of Brutality

http://lowriderlibrarian.blogspot.com/2016/02/colonialism-and-whiteness-legacy-of.html


Slavery (a Tool of Colonialism) and Whiteness: a Legacy of Brutality  



Embedded #Whiteness: A Legacy of Brutality 



Here is the talk:



I would love to know what you think about the talk, the concepts and the imagery.

Please comment.

Thank you, 

Max 

Comments

Ralf Youtz said…
Great talk, Max! Mixing images from colonialism's past and present works well to expose some of the physical and emotional consequences of whiteness for people of color throughout the Americas.
July 14, 2016 at 12:45 PM
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