About the book
In this fiercely urgent book, Matthew Pratt Guterl focuses on how and why we come to see race in very particular ways. What does it mean to see someone as a color? As racially mixed or ethnically ambiguous? What history makes such things possible? Drawing creatively from advertisements, YouTube videos, and everything in between, Guterl redirects our understanding of racial sight away from the dominant categories of color — away from brown and yellow and black and white — and instead insists that we confront the visual practices that make those same categories seem so irrefutably important.
Zooming out for the bigger picture, Guterl illuminates the long history of the practice of seeing — and believing in — race, and reveals that our troublesome faith in the details discerned by the discriminating glance is widespread and very popular. In so doing, he upends the possibility of a postracial society by revealing how deeply race is embedded in our culture, with implications that are often matters of life and death.
Editions of Seeing Race in Modern America
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469610689
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469626512
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890883667
- EBook
- ISBN 9798893133462
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469612522
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469610696
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In this fiercely urgent book, Matthew Pratt Guterl focuses on how and why we come to see race in very particular ways. What does it mean to see someone as a color? As racially mixed or ethnically ambiguous? What history makes such things possible? Drawing creatively from advertisements, YouTube videos, and everything in between, Guterl redirects our understanding of racial sight away from the dominant categories of color — away from brown and yellow and black and white — and instead insists that we confront the visual practices that make those same categories seem so irrefutably important.
Zooming out for the bigger picture, Guterl illuminates the long history of the practice of seeing — and believing in — race, and reveals that our troublesome faith in the details discerned by the discriminating glance is widespread and very popular. In so doing, he upends the possibility of a postracial society by revealing how deeply race is embedded in our culture, with implications that are often matters of life and death.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Seeing Race in Modern America about?
In this fiercely urgent book, Matthew Pratt Guterl focuses on how and why we come to see race in very particular ways. What does it mean to see someone as a color? As racially mixed or ethnically ambiguous? What history makes such things possible? Drawing creatively from advertisements, YouTube videos, and everything in between, Guterl redirects our understanding of racial sight away from the dominant categories of color — away from brown and yellow and black and white — and instead insists that we confront the visual practices that make those same categories seem so irrefutably important.
Zooming out for the bigger picture, Guterl illuminates the long history of the practice of seeing — and believing in — race, and reveals that our troublesome faith in the details discerned by the discriminating glance is widespread and very popular. In so doing, he upends the possibility of a postracial society by revealing how deeply race is embedded in our culture, with implications that are often matters of life and death.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Seeing Race in Modern America?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of Seeing Race in Modern America?
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How long is Seeing Race in Modern America and how many pages does it have?
Seeing Race in Modern America has 248 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Seeing Race in Modern America?
Matthew Pratt Guterl
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Seeing Race in Modern America is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469610689) and paperback(ISBN 9781469626512) and ebook(ISBN 9798890883667) and ebook(ISBN 9798893133462) and ebook(ISBN 9781469612522) and ebook(ISBN 9781469610696)
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