| ID | 182406 |
| Title Proper | Ivory in an ebony tower |
| Other Title Information | how white students at HBCUs negotiate their whiteness |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Goss, Devon R |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | How do white individuals establish themselves as authentic and belonging members of communities of colour? To explore this question, I examine the experiences of white students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In-depth interviews with 30 white HBCU students reveal the ways that white individuals navigate their whiteness in a space where they are deemed outsiders. Specifically, I demonstrate that white HBCU students use three strategies to differentiate themselves from whiteness writ large and establish belonging with this black community: acknowledging whiteness, wherein whites portray themselves as recognising white privilege; mitigating whiteness, wherein whites aim to balance the desire to participate in and preserve black spaces; and resisting whiteness, in which whites aim to dissociate from whiteness altogether. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 28, No.6; Dec 2021: p.674-689 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power 2021-12 28, 6 |
| Key Words | Education ; Race ; College ; Whiteness ; HBCU |