Project Overview
Against Supremacy: White People's Current Antiracist Organizing
Department(s)
Sociology and Anthropology
Abstract
U.S.-based racial justice leaders have long argued that dismantling white supremacy will require the involvement of as many people as possible, whites included. Yet most of what we know about white people’s organizing suggests a tightening grip on racist structures and policies, not a desire for a new racial contract. Against Supremacy tells another part of the story, exploring the largest national effort in U.S. history to attempt to recruit white people into campaigns for racial justice. This book demonstrates the visions, practices and accomplishments of a new generation of predominately white racial justice activists working in local contexts from Los Angeles, CA to rural Appalachia. It tracks both the important advances and potential perils that organizers confront.
Student Qualifications
Student applicants must have exceptional writing, reading and editing skills. Applicants must have training and experience in qualitative research in the social sciences with impeccable understanding of research ethics with human subjects. A preliminary knowledge of the subject area (race, racism and social movements) is preferred. Experience with cleaning interview transcipts and otter.ai is preferred.
Number of Student Researchers
1 student
Project Length
8 weeks
Applications open on 10/03/2023 and close on 02/28/2024