Ep. 54: Read Less Basic Book Club--"White Rage" by Carol Anderson
Today we're discussing our 2nd book in the #readlessbasic book club. We encourage listeners to read more of Carol Anderson’s work and listen to her interview on Democracy Now.
Guests: Nate Bowling and Jennifer Newton
Nate Bowling, host of the Channel 253 Nerd Farmer podcast
Jennifer Newton, long time listener and even longer time friend. Educator, NBCT and general rabblerouser
Discussion Highlights:
The connection between Anderson’s work and Derek Jensen’s Endgame
The nature & goals of the book. Feels almost like a “second in a trilogy”
White Fragility
White Rage
Things we gloss over in history classes but Anderson brings home
How our own racial identity influences our reading of the book
Criticism and wishes for the text
Why everyone should read White Rage in the current political climate
Listener To Do List:
Read the discussion of this book on Twitter #cleartheair
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