Acting Black
College, Identity, and the Performance of Race
by Sarah Susannah Willie

From the back cover:

The men and women of Acting Black speak for a generation of Americans that has struggled with the contradictions of being black and college-educated. Through personal stories and interviews with African-American alumni from both historically black and historically white universities, Acting Black reveals the intransigence of racism, the challenge of performing race, and the need for a racial identity that is both stable and flexible. In this poignant and perceptive book, Willie delves into the experiences of black students, and offers suggestions for all universities seeking to make their campuses truly multicultural.

"Sarah Willie has given us a work of great insight and unshakable commitment to racial justice. This book will be indispensable for every teacher and every student concerned with race on campus, and indeed, with race in American society. A must-have, must-read, must-teach work."
-- Howard Winant, author of The World Is a Ghetto:  The Making of a New World Racial Order

Sarah Susannah White is Associate Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Black Studies Program at Swarthmore College.

Acting Black
College, Identity, and the Performance of Race
by Sarah Susannah Willie

ISBN: 0415944104
ISBN-13: 9780415944106
Publisher: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
Publication Date: 2003
Format: Trade Paperback, 210 pages
Book Type: New