Racism in Southern Alberta and Anti-Racist Activism for Change
9781778290008
Distributed for Athabasca University Press
Racism in Southern Alberta and Anti-Racist Activism for Change
An intersectional survey of contemporary racism and colonialism in Southern Alberta.
This book shines a spotlight on racism and colonialism in Southern Alberta today. Drawing on personal narratives, sociological research, and critical theory, Racism and Diversity connects a series of discrete regional experiences to broader structural racism throughout Canada. Contributors discuss racial profiling and problematic media coverage as powerful examples of ways institutional racism continues to saturate modern Canadian culture and practice.
This book shines a spotlight on racism and colonialism in Southern Alberta today. Drawing on personal narratives, sociological research, and critical theory, Racism and Diversity connects a series of discrete regional experiences to broader structural racism throughout Canada. Contributors discuss racial profiling and problematic media coverage as powerful examples of ways institutional racism continues to saturate modern Canadian culture and practice.
288 pages | 6 x 9 | © 2022
Sociology: Race, Ethnic, and Minority Relations, Social Change, Social Movements, Political Sociology