Another Kind of Public Education: Race, Schools, the Media, and Democratic Possibilities

Another Kind of Public Education: Race, Schools, the Media, and Democratic Possibilities

Patricia Hill Collins (Author)


* Paperback: 256 pages
* Publisher: Beacon Press; 1 edition (April 1 2010)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0807000256
* ISBN-13: 9780807000250



One of our most distinguished scholars of race shows us how public education is affected by the continuing influence of _color-blind racism as a system of power._ Drawing examples from schools, media, and the workplace, Collins_a former schoolteacher herself_ maps out the dynamics of racism in a post_civil rights society in uncommonly clear and vivid ways. This is a book of social analysis that is also an energizing handbook for people looking to effect change, especially in schools.

About the Author
Patricia Hill Collins is Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland-College Park, and the author of several books, including Black Feminist Thought and Black Sexual Politics. She lives with her husband in Wheaton, Maryland.

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